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Centre will protect entire Aravallis; no mining leases; protected zone to
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a significant 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 an
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Mining not permitted in NCR region, says Union Minister Bhupender Yadav am
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Amid a row that erupted over the revised definition of the Aravalli hills, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav, on Monday, assured that mining is not allowed in the NCR region.
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"BJP trying to loot wealth of Rajasthan": Congress to protest against recl
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"90 per cent of Aravalli hills in Rajasthan are less than 100 meters in height. Please inform and tell us which hill will come under this scope and which one will not. You should also put out an advertisement specifying which hills will fall under this category and which ones will not," t
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"Process has been made stricter": Union Minister Bhupinder Yadav on SC acc
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupinder Yadav, reacting to the "Save Aravalli" campaign following the Supreme Court's acceptance of the Centre's definition of the Aravalli hills, said that the process against illegal mining has been made stricter and that the Su
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Union Environment Minister chairs NTCA and Project Elephant meetings at Su
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The 28th Meeting of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) and the 22nd Steering Committee Meeting of Project Elephant were held on 21 December 2025 at the Sundarbans Tiger Reserve, West Bengal, under the chairmanship of the Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Cha
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Congress protests SC order on Aravalli Hills, demands rollback of definiti
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Earlier, on November 20, the Supreme Court bench headed by former Chief Justice of India BR Gavai pronounced an order accepting the definition of the Aravalli hills and ranges as per the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
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Kaziranga National Park gets 35 critically endangered Vultures
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The Central Zoo Authority (CZA), a statutory body of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Government of India has approved the transfer of 30 White-rumped Vultures (Gyps bengalensis) and 5 Slender-billed Vultures (Gyps tenuirostris) from Vulture conservation an
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Centre launches initiatives to tackle Delhi's toxic air, sees 200 good air
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Kirti Vardhan Singh, responded, by saying various studies have been conducted by academic and research institutes on impact of air pollution. During the year 2025, not a single day the AQI has reached severe
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Joint Operation by Forces leads to arrest of international wildlife crimin
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The Madhya Pradesh State Tiger Strike Force (MP STSF), in a coordinated operation with the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB), has successfully apprehended Yangchen Lachungpa, an international wildlife offender wanted under an Interpol Red Notice, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Cli
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Union Environment Minister chairs review meeting on greening strategy for
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, chaired a high-level review meeting in New Delhi to review the ongoing preparations for plantation efforts for greening the Delhi-NCR region, a press release from the ministry stated.
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NBA released Rs 39.84 crore to Andhra Pradesh for Red Sanders protection,
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a major boost to India's biodiversity conservation efforts, the National Biodiversity Authority has released Rs 38.36 crore to the Andhra Pradesh Forest Department and Rs 1.48 crore to the Andhra Pradesh State Biodiversity Board to protect and conserve the iconic Red Sanders, an offici
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Union Minister Bhupender Yadav discusses India-EU climate partnership with
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav held a meeting with Lars Aagaard Møller, Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities of Denmark and Wopke Hoekstra, EU Commissioner for Climate Action. The leaders discussed aspects revolving India-EU climate partnershi
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