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"Government is helpless or lacks intent": Congress' Sachin Pilot on Araval
Updated : 3 months 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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BJP protecting "mining mafia," alleges Punjab Finance Minister amid Araval
Updated : 3 months 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 : 3 months 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 : 3 months 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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Environment Ministry writes to states on prohibited zones, sustainable min
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change on Wednesday wrote a letter to the Chief Secretary to the Government of Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat regarding the "ban on grant of new Mining leases and strict regulation of ongoing mining activity in the Aravalli Hills in compliance
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"Aravallis being sold": Jairam Ramesh criticises Centre's claim of protect
Updated : 3 months 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 : 3 months 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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Rajasthan Minister rejects opposition claims on Aravallis, says Congress h
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Rajasthan Cabinet Minister Jogaram Patel reaffirmed the state government's commitment to protecting the environment, asserting that no harm would be permitted to reach the Aravalli mountain range. Addressing the recent political conflict, the Minister clarified that the central leadership
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"BJP govt should urge court to provide protection and ensure biodiversity
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Sachin Pilot said, "We will have to urge the Supreme Court to reconsider its decision, because the four governments in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, and Delhi are all BJP governments. The central government is also the BJP. So, when there are four engines working together,
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Tibetan NGOs protest alleged illegal Chinese gold mining in Tibet, demand
Updated : 3 months ago IST
A group of five NGOs, including the Tibetan Youth Congress, Tibetan Women's Association, National Democratic Party of Tibet, Gu Chu Sum Movement Association of Tibet, and Students for a Free Tibet India, vehemently denounced China's unlawful gold mining activities in Kashi village, Kham Zach
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"Process has been made stricter": Union Minister Bhupinder Yadav on SC acc
Updated : 3 months 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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Ashok Gehlot questions BJP's Aravalli stand, alleges collusion with mining
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Addressing a press briefing in Jaipur, Gehlot accused the BJP of attempting to "jeopardise the future of Rajasthan" by diluting protections for the Aravalli range, which he described as the state's ecological lifeline. He alleged that the move was intended to benefit the mining mafia and
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