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Mining will be completely prohibited by state government in 'core and invi
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Gujarat's Minister of Forests and Environment Arjun Modhwadia has reaffirmed the state government's firm commitment to the conservation and sustainable development of the Aravalli hills and mining will be completely prohibited by the state government in 'core and inviolate' zones.
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Gujarat government committed to protecting forests, Aravalli Hills: Forest
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Gujarat's Minister of Forests and Environment Arjun Modhwadia on Wednesday reaffirmed the state government's commitment to conserving the Aravalli hills and forest areas across the state.
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"Aravallis being sold": Jairam Ramesh criticises Centre's claim of protect
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"This is a bogus attempt at damage control that will not fool anybody. These are pious proclamations but the dangerous 100m+ redefinition of the Aravallis - rejected by the Forest Survey of India, the Supreme Court-mandated Central Empowered Committee, and the Supreme Court's amicus curia
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Centre will protect entire Aravallis; no mining leases; protected zone to
Updated : 2 months, 3 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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Ooty: Temperature drops to -1°C in Talakunda, tourist ban on travel to Kam
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Due to heavy ice falling in Ooty, the temperature has dropped to -1 degree Celsius in the Talakunda area. The Forest Department has issued a ban on tourists visiting the plains near the Kamaraj Sagar Dam, citing safety reasons.
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UP: Dozens of monkey deaths reported in Sambhal, DM forms team
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Chief Veterinary Officer Dr. Shailendra Singh, along with veterinary doctor Ajay Kumar and a team from the forest department, visited the village to investigate the deaths. They also held a meeting with the villagers, urging them to report any monkey carcasses immediately.
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Jairam Ramesh accuses Centre of misleading public on Aravallis, questions
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a post on X, Ramesh alleged that the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change was being "economical with the truth" on the Aravalli Hills issue. He claimed that the redefinition being adopted by the government had been "clearly and compellingly opposed" by key statutor
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Mining not permitted in NCR region, says Union Minister Bhupender Yadav am
Updated : 2 months, 4 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, 4 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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CBI official moots multi-pronged strategy involving locals for prevention
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Deterring burgeoning wildlife crimes that are posing a grave threat to the precious wildlife in the country, as well as many other parts of the globe, has thrown up multi-dimensional challenges to wildlife crime prevention agencies as well as overall conservation efforts because of the in
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SC slams Uttarakhand govt for sitting as "silent spectator" to forest land
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday slammed the Uttarakhand government authorities for sitting as "silent spectators" while large-scale encroachment and illegal grabbing of forest land by private entities took place infront of their eyes.
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"Process has been made stricter": Union Minister Bhupinder Yadav on SC acc
Updated : 2 months, 4 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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