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Friday, January 9, 2026
TopicAravalli Hills

Topic: Aravalli Hills

Illegal Aravalli road: SC panel rebukes Haryana chief secy for pinning blame on forest officials

SC-appointed Central Empowered Committee rebutted official’s assertions and questioned his silence on role of other district officers who didn't take action when road was being built.

In letter to PM, ex-IFS officers red-flag Aravalli safari’s focus on govt & private investments

Haryana govt had formed a panel under the principal chief conservator of forests–cum–chief wildlife warden in January to monitor matters related to the setting up of the project

‘6,000 tonnes extracted’: Haryana mines dept gets FIR lodged over illegal mining in Aravallis in Nuh

Mines dept secretary has ordered geospatial assessment of all mining areas and asked for a probe. It is alleged that ‘illegally mined hill would cost state exchequer over Rs 20,000 cr’.

‘Leopard Trail’ is Gurugram’s wildest hangout. Party animals are taking over Aravallis

The once tranquil ‘Leopard Trail’ in the Aravallis has become a hub for birthday bashes and boozy nights. But the party’s over for illegal cafes, says Gurugram’s new 'demolition' officer

Where does Aravalli end? Lack of clarity leads to rampant mining; furious Haryana villagers

Haryana's Rajawas village’s vehement opposition to mining near the Aravalli range comes from bitter experiences. They have faced the repercussions of living near a stone mine.

‘Will destroy wildlife’ — Haryana govt’s ambitious Aravalli jungle safari project challenged in SC 

Petition by environmentalists flags potential damage the project will cause to the Aravalli Range. It comes day after CM Khattar invited PM Narendra Modi to lay foundation stone for it.   

On Camera

Why Pinarayi Vijayan is going soft on an Ezhava leader’s anti-Muslim hate speech

Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.