The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has imposed a complete ban on new mining leases across the Aravalli range. The decision applies from Delhi to Gujarat and was announced in 2025. The move aims to stop illegal mining and protect one of the world’s oldest mountain systems. The Centre stressed landscape-level conservation to preserve ecology, groundwater, and biodiversity.

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•  Centre bans all new mining leases in Aravalli range
•  Decision taken by MoEF&CC
•  Ban applies from Delhi to Gujarat
•  Objective is to curb illegal and unregulated mining
•  Aravallis protect against desertification
• Range supports biodiversity and groundwater recharge
•  Ban applies uniformly across state boundaries
•  Focus on whole landscape, not forest patches
•  ICFRE to identify more no-mining zones
•  Existing mines face stricter environmental monitoring