Aravalli protection dispute returns to Supreme Court review
20 Jan, 2026
Aravalli protection dispute returns to Supreme Court review
Unit 9 — People, Development and EnvironmentUnit 10 — Higher Education System
What Happened?
In January, the Supreme Court’s intervention kept the Aravalli protection dispute under judicial scrutiny. The controversy concerned the use of a 100-metre local-relief criterion in defining protected Aravalli hills and the potential effect on mining regulation and ecological protection. The Court sought expert examination of the ecological implications.
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