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Centre rejects mining push charge behind Aravalli definition
1+ hour, 2+ min ago Updated - December 21, 2025 07:12 pm IST - New Delhi The Centre on Sunday (December 21, 2025) rejected reports that the definition of the Aravalli hills had been changed to allow large-scale mining, and cited a Supreme Court-ordered freeze on new mining leases in the region....
Watch: Centre rejects mining claims, says Aravalli hills remain protected
2+ hour, 6+ min ago The Centre has rejected reports that the definition of the Aravalli hills was changed to permit large-scale mining, citing a Supreme Court-ordered freeze on new leases. It said a court-approved framework will bring over 90% of the Aravalli region under protected…...
BJP slams Gehlot’s ‘Save Aravalli’ campaign, assures mining will not expand under new definition
2+ hour, 36+ min ago Published - December 21, 2025 05:36 pm IST - Jaipur Senior BJP leader Rajendra Rathore on Sunday (December 21, 2025) rejected former chief minister Ashok Gehlot's claim that the Union Government's report redefining the Arvallis would destroy 90% of the mountain range in the state, and claimed it…...
Corporations have a fundamental duty to protect ecosystem, prevent species' extinction: Supreme Court
2+ day, 3+ hour ago Updated - December 19, 2025 10:06 pm IST - NEW DELHI The Supreme Court on Friday (December 19, 2025) interpreted "corporate social responsibility" or CSR to inherently include environmental responsibility, holding that the legal person of a corporation has a fundamental duty to protect the environment as…...
How is the Aravalli range to be protected? | Explained
3+ day, 11+ hour ago How do the Aravalli hills and ranges prevent the desertification of the Indo-Gangetic plain? What were the recommendations of the Central Empowered Committee? Why was it necessary to arrive at a uniform definition of the Aravalli hills? Has the Supreme…...
Funds meant for welfare of mining areas spent violating guidelines: CAG report
4+ day, 5+ hour ago Published - December 17, 2025 08:04 pm IST - Belagavi The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has taken note of irregular expenditure of funds under the Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana (PMKKKY), violating the guidelines. The CAG has audited the money spent…...
Scramble for precious metals inside defunct HPF plant in Udhagamandalam poses problems for Forest Department
1+ week, 5+ hour ago Illegal metal scavenging at the defunct HPF plant in Udhagamandalam raises safety concerns for the Forest Department. Mani were arrested by the Forest Department on Friday with sacks of soil and digging equipment from around the factory Over the last…...
Parliamentary panel recommends easing clearances for underground coal mining projects
1+ week, 13+ hour ago Published - December 14, 2025 11:28 am IST - NEW DELHI A parliamentary panel has suggested simplifying the policy and standardised protocols for allowing underground coal mining, saying that the complex clearance process, similar to large open-cast mines, leads to delays in projects that have…...
Mines Dept. issues show-cause notice to ACC Ltd. on limestone leases
1+ week, 1+ day ago Published - December 13, 2025 09:34 pm IST - VIJAYAWADA The Mines & Geology Department has reportedly issued a notice to the ACC Ltd. (a cement manufacturing company of the Adani Group), asking why the limestone leases granted to it in 2019-24, in purported violation of norms…...
SCCL conducts interviews for women employees as operators in opencast mines
2+ week, 2+ day ago The Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL), on Friday, conducted interviews for 35 women employees for appointment as operators in the opencast mines. The interviews were conducted at the head office in Kothagudem of Bhadradri Kothagudem district. The SCCL management has recently…...