India, Dec. 5 -- India's oldest mountain range, the Aravallis, is facing renewed environmental scrutiny following a recent change in its official definition. On November 20, the Supreme Court accepted a Union Environment Ministry panel's new definition of the Aravalli Hills-classifying only landforms rising 100 metres above local relief as "Aravalli," along with their slopes and surrounding land.

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