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Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal commits to protect Aravalli range, critic
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Saturday committed to protecting the Aravalli range, accusing Congress of spreading "misinformation" about the mining permit.
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"Need to discuss it, it is a serious issue": Congress' Veerappa Moily on A
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Congress leader M Veerappa Moily on Saturday stressed the need to discuss the Aravalli Mining row, calling it a "Serious issue", as the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting is underway.
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'Take back new Aravalli definition, recall SC ruling': Environmentalist fl
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Environmentalist Neelam Ahluwalia, a member of the Aravalli Virasat Jan Abhiyaan, has demanded that the Supreme Court recall its November 20 order and the Centre withdraw the newly notified definition of the Aravalli range, warning that it could open vast stretches of the fragile mountain
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Training workshop on SOPs related to felling of dangerous trees and prunin
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to a press release from the Department of Forests & Wildlife, the workshop was convened to sensitise and build the capacity of officials from around 18 concerned Government Departments and land-owning agencies regarding the effective implementation of the recently notified S
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Hyderabad police enforces 'Zero Drugs' policy for New Year celebrations
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
With New Year's Eve approaching, the Hyderabad City Police have announced a stringent 'Zero Drugs Policy' to ensure a safe and drug-free environment for citizens, said the official.
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"Government is helpless or lacks intent": Congress' Sachin Pilot on Araval
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Amid the Aravalli hills row, Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Friday accused the government of failing to protect the ecologically sensitive hills and warned that inaction could cause irreversible environmental damage.
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"These awards will inspire all children across country": President Murmu g
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
President Droupadi Murmu conferred the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar on children for their exceptional achievements in the fields of Bravery, Social Service, Environment, Sports, Art & Culture and Science & Technology at a ceremony held in New Delhi on Friday.
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"Rape accused can get bail, but environmentalists like Sonam Wangchuk are
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar has criticised the Unnao rape case bail granted to the main accused Kuldeep Sengar, contrasting it with environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk's detention.
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BJP protecting "mining mafia," alleges Punjab Finance Minister amid Araval
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Amid the Aravalli hills row, Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Thursday claimed that the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) is protecting the mining mafia in various states, including Bihar, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh.
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Congress' Jairam Ramesh criticises Govt's new definition of Aravalli, BJP'
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a major step towards conservation and protection of the entire Aravalli Range stretching from Delhi to Gujarat from illegal mining, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has issued directions to the States for a complete Ban on the Grant of any New
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"No legal demarcation, notified boundary": Congress' Pawan Khera criticise
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"Yesterday's notification of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change claims that it has issued directions to the states for a 'complete ban on the grant of any new mining leases in the Aravallis'. It is also claimed that 'This prohibition applies uniformly across the entir
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Congress MP Deepender Hooda slams govt over Aravalli mining notification
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Hooda said the Congress party has rejected the government's notification on the Aravalli range. "According to the notification, until further planning, no mining will be carried out. This is exactly what the Supreme Court has already said, so there is nothing new in it," he said.
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