US EditionCentre Takes Big Step to Protect Aravalli Range, Asks States to Impose Ban on New Mining Leases
The Centre has ordered a halt on new mining leases and mandated stricter controls on existing mines to protect the Aravalli ecosystem, following a Supreme Court ruling.
- The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change ordered a halt on granting new mining leases in the Aravalli range, instructing Chief Secretaries of Rajasthan, Haryana and Gujarat not to approve new permissions.
- Following a Supreme Court of India decision accepting a new Aravalli Hills and Ranges definition, environmental groups and concerned citizens protested while the Centre said unchecked mining posed serious threats.
- ICFRE has been asked to identify more no-mining zones in the Aravallis, while state governments were ordered to enforce stricter controls on existing mining operators.
- The ban will apply uniformly across the Aravalli landscape from Gujarat through Rajasthan and Haryana up to the National Capital Region, as officials said it aims to protect biodiversity and ecological balance.
- Independent checks show the viral clip claimed as Aravalli protests actually stems from Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, where locals protested land acquisition for the Amera coal mine in Lakhanpur block.
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Centre imposes ban on new mining leases across Aravalli range
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A video of people protesting against land acquisition for a coal mine in Chhattisgarh is being falsely shared as visuals of the protests related to Aravalli
Against the backdrop of the Supreme Court’s 20 November 2025 decision accepting a new definition of the Aravalli Hills and Ranges proposed by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, environmental groups and citizens have been strongly protesting the move. In this context, a video showing a clash between police and protesters in a hilly area—where some people are seen carrying sticks and pelting stones, and the police are firing t…
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