Colonel James Tod’s View: Aravallis as India’s Apennines
The Supreme Court of India’s November 20, 2025, ruling regarding the Aravalli range has ignited a firestorm across the country. The apex court accepted the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change’s elevation-based definition of the Aravallis. The new definition states: “Any landform located in the Aravalli districts, having an elevation of 100 metres…