India, Dec. 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Regulation of Mining
Protection of Core/inviolate Areas
Sustainable Mining Safeguards
Preventing Illegal Mining
Absolute Prohibition Zones:
Operational Controls:
Overview
The Supreme Court of India, in its order dated November-December 2025, considered the recommendations of the Committee constituted by it vide order dated 9/5/24 and its further directions dated 12/8/2025 regarding uniform policy level definition of Aravali Hills and Ranges specifically in the context of regulating mining, and to incorporate the views of the concerned State Governments. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) led this Committee comprising Secretaries of departments o...