Aravalli Hills exhibit ecological fragility & include significant biodiversity, act as green barrier against degradation of land in Indo-Gangetic plains, Haryana & UP, notes court.
Bench bans grant of minor mineral mining licenses on learning that instead of implementing HC's 2024 order to notify PESA rules, the state was in a hurry to auction the mines.
The country must explore and extract more copper, as large resources and reserves lie unexplored and hence not mined, says Centre for Social and Economic Progress
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
Mines ministry is fine-tuning modalities to auction nine tailing dumps at Karnataka’s Kolar Gold Fields. Worth of minerals in dumps estimated at Rs 25,000-30,000 crore.
For residents of the tribal belt, the issue isn’t just legal—it’s existential. 'KP risks becoming a resource colony—stripped, polluted, and excluded,' a KP resident told ThePrint.
Mines ministry announced last month that tungsten block in Madurai had been auctioned to Hindustan Zinc, sparking protests. TN assembly has passed resolution against move.
While the commission didn’t mention provisions under which IndiGo's market domination would be examined, Competition Act 2002 prohibits abuse of dominant position by any enterprise.
It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
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