Environment
Aravalli hills protest and mining debate explained
Environmental groups have described a recent SC ruling as a “death warrant” for the range
The Aravalli Hills — one of the world’s oldest mountain systems — have become the centre of a growing environmental and political storm.
Following a Supreme Court ruling on November 20, 2025, which accepted the Union Environment Ministry’s elevation-based definition of the Aravallis, concerns are mounting across north India. Under the new criterion, only landforms rising at least 100 metres above local relief, or clusters of such hills within 500 metres, will be officially recognised as part of the Aravalli range.
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