Eco Sensitive Zones Archives

Centre issues Directions to protect Aravalli Range and ban mining leases

Govt issues directions to protect Aravalli Range, imposing a ban on new mining leases and planning sustainable management to ensure ecological balance and stronger environmental governance.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

SC finds directions prescribing uniform one km Eco- Sensitive Zones around forests, Sanctuaries ‘impossible to implement’; modifies order

The Supreme Court said that if the directions are continued, rather than avoiding man-animal conflict, it will intensify the same.