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Monday Dec 29, 2025
Monday Dec 29, 2025
"Indian Updates and Analysis" on Radio Haanji 1674AM is your dedicated segment for updates and insights from India. Hosted by Pritam Singh Rupal, it brings you the latest updates, important developments, and thoughtful analysis on events shaping the nation. Whether it’s politics, economy, culture, or social issues, this segment keeps the Indian community in Australia connected to their roots. Tune in to Radio Haanji, Australia’s No. 1 Indian radio station, for in-depth perspectives on India’s most relevant stories.
Monday Dec 29, 2025
Monday Dec 29, 2025
"Today Updates" on Radio Haanji 1674AM brings you the latest happenings from around the world, Australia, and beyond. Hosted by Gautam Kapil, this segment keeps you informed with important updates, current affairs, and key highlights that matter to the Indian community in Australia. With a balanced mix of local, national, and international updates, "Today Updates" ensures you stay connected with what’s going on every day. Tune in to Radio Haanji, Australia’s No. 1 Indian radio station, for news you can trust and stories that impact your world.
Monday Dec 29, 2025
Monday Dec 29, 2025
ਅੱਜ ਦੀ ਤਣਾਅ ਭਰੀ ਜ਼ਿੰਦਗੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਸੀਂ ਹੱਸਣਾ ਹੀ ਭੁੱਲ ਗਏ ਹਾਂ, ਹਰ ਵੇਲੇ ਕੋਈ ਨਾ ਫ਼ਿਕਰ ਸਾਡੇ ਮੱਥੇ ਦੀ ਤਿਊੜੀ ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਾਡੇ ਚਿਹਰੇ ਦਾ ਸ਼ਿੰਗਾਰ ਬਣੀ ਰਹਿੰਦੀ ਹੈ, ਪਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਸੀਂ ਇਹ ਵਾਅਦਾ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਾਂ ਕਿ ਨੰਨ੍ਹੇ-ਮੁੰਨੇ ਬੱਚਿਆਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਮਸੂਮ ਤੇ ਢਿੱਡੀਂ ਪੀੜਾਂ ਪਾਉਣ ਵਾਲੀਆਂ ਗੱਲਾਂ, ਚੁੱਟਕਲੇ, ਕਿੱਸੇ-ਕਹਾਣੀ, ਬੁਜਰਤਾਂ ਉੱਤੇ ਖੁੱਲ ਕੇ ਹੱਸਾਂਗੇ ਤੇ ਜੋ ਵੀ ਗੁੱਸੇ-ਗਿਲੇ, ਪ੍ਰੇਸ਼ਾਨੀਆਂ ਮਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਾਂਭੀ ਫਿਰਦੇ ਹਾਂ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਸਭ ਨੂੰ ਭੁੱਲ ਕੇ ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਦਾ ਆਨੰਦ ਮਾਨਾਂਗੇ, ਇਸ ਸ਼ਾਨਦਾਰ ਸਫ਼ਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਗੁਰਪਾਲ ਵਾਲੀ ਮੰਨਤ, ਗੁਰਪਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ, ਫਤਹਿ ਵਾਲੀ ਮੰਨਤ, ਫਤਿਹ ਸਿੰਘ, ਮਨਰਾਜ ਐਸ ਔਜਲਾ, ਆਰਜ਼ਾ, ਜਸਮੀਨ ਕੌਰ, ਬਾਣੀ ਕੌਰ, ਅਸੀਸ ਕੌਰ, ਰੋਨੀਸ਼, ਬਸੰਤ ਲਾਲ, ਨਰਿੰਦਰ ਸਹਿਮੀ, ਰਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ ਜੱਸੋਵਾਲ, ਬੈਨੀਪਾਲ ਬ੍ਰਦਰਜ਼, ਸੇਹਿਬ ਸਨਵਾਰ, ਕਿਸਮਤ ਅਤੇ ਰੇਡੀਓ ਹਾਂਜੀ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਰਣਜੋਧ ਸਿੰਘ, ਨੋਨੀਆ ਪੀ ਦਿਆਲ, ਸੁੱਖ ਪਰਮਾਰ, ਜੈਸਮੀਨ ਕੌਰ ਸਾਥ ਦੇਣਗੇ ਅਤੇ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਲੈ ਜਾਣਗੇ ਖੁਸ਼ੀਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਹਾਸੇ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਵੱਖਰੀ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਵਿੱਚ, ਆਜੋ ਫਿਰ ਆਨੰਦ ਮਾਣਦੇ ਹਾਂ Laughter Therapy ਦਾ
Monday Dec 29, 2025
Monday Dec 29, 2025
As we look back on a transformative year, host Amrinder Gidda presents a special broadcast on Radio Haanji dedicated to the defining moments of the last 12 months.
In this detailed review, Amrinder breaks down the top world updates of 2025, analyzing the major international events, global shifts, and key stories that shaped our future. From political changes to cultural milestones, this episode provides a complete summary of the updates that mattered most. Tune in to reflect on the year that was and understand the global impact of 2025’s biggest happenings.
Sunday Dec 28, 2025
Sunday Dec 28, 2025
We have all seen Tarot cards in movies or online, but do we really know how they work? Today on Haanji Melbourne, hosts Ranjodh Singh and Yash sat down with Harpreet Narula, a special guest who knows these cards inside out.
The conversation went deeper than just predicting the future. Harpreet explained that Tarot isn't just about magic tricks; there is actually a method and a logic to it. She walked the hosts through what a Tarot reading actually looks like, how effective it can be for finding clarity, and cleared up the confusion about what the cards can and cannot do.
If you have ever been skeptical about Tarot or just wanted to know the reality behind the shuffling, this conversation breaks it down in plain English. It is a fascinating look at how an ancient practice fits into our modern lives.
Sunday Dec 28, 2025
Sunday Dec 28, 2025
"Indian Updates and Analysis" on Radio Haanji 1674AM is your dedicated segment for updates and insights from India. Hosted by Pritam Singh Rupal, it brings you the latest updates, important developments, and thoughtful analysis on events shaping the nation. Whether it’s politics, economy, culture, or social issues, this segment keeps the Indian community in Australia connected to their roots. Tune in to Radio Haanji, Australia’s No. 1 Indian radio station, for in-depth perspectives on India’s most relevant stories.
Sunday Dec 28, 2025
Sunday Dec 28, 2025
"Today Updates" on Radio Haanji 1674AM brings you the latest happenings from around the world, Australia, and beyond. Hosted by Gautam Kapil, this segment keeps you informed with important updates, current affairs, and key highlights that matter to the Indian community in Australia. With a balanced mix of local, national, and international updates, "Today Updates" ensures you stay connected with what’s going on every day. Tune in to Radio Haanji, Australia’s No. 1 Indian radio station, for news you can trust and stories that impact your world.
Sunday Dec 28, 2025
Sunday Dec 28, 2025
ਅੱਜ ਦੀ ਤਣਾਅ ਭਰੀ ਜ਼ਿੰਦਗੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਸੀਂ ਹੱਸਣਾ ਹੀ ਭੁੱਲ ਗਏ ਹਾਂ, ਹਰ ਵੇਲੇ ਕੋਈ ਨਾ ਫ਼ਿਕਰ ਸਾਡੇ ਮੱਥੇ ਦੀ ਤਿਊੜੀ ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਾਡੇ ਚਿਹਰੇ ਦਾ ਸ਼ਿੰਗਾਰ ਬਣੀ ਰਹਿੰਦੀ ਹੈ, ਪਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਸੀਂ ਇਹ ਵਾਅਦਾ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਾਂ ਕਿ ਨੰਨ੍ਹੇ-ਮੁੰਨੇ ਬੱਚਿਆਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਮਸੂਮ ਤੇ ਢਿੱਡੀਂ ਪੀੜਾਂ ਪਾਉਣ ਵਾਲੀਆਂ ਗੱਲਾਂ, ਚੁੱਟਕਲੇ, ਕਿੱਸੇ-ਕਹਾਣੀ, ਬੁਜਰਤਾਂ ਉੱਤੇ ਖੁੱਲ ਕੇ ਹੱਸਾਂਗੇ ਤੇ ਜੋ ਵੀ ਗੁੱਸੇ-ਗਿਲੇ, ਪ੍ਰੇਸ਼ਾਨੀਆਂ ਮਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਾਂਭੀ ਫਿਰਦੇ ਹਾਂ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਸਭ ਨੂੰ ਭੁੱਲ ਕੇ ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਦਾ ਆਨੰਦ ਮਾਨਾਂਗੇ, ਇਸ ਸ਼ਾਨਦਾਰ ਸਫ਼ਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਗੁਰਪਾਲ ਵਾਲੀ ਮੰਨਤ, ਗੁਰਪਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ, ਫਤਹਿ ਵਾਲੀ ਮੰਨਤ, ਫਤਿਹ ਸਿੰਘ, ਮਨਰਾਜ ਐਸ ਔਜਲਾ, ਆਰਜ਼ਾ, ਜਸਮੀਨ ਕੌਰ, ਬਾਣੀ ਕੌਰ, ਅਸੀਸ ਕੌਰ, ਰੋਨੀਸ਼, ਬਸੰਤ ਲਾਲ, ਨਰਿੰਦਰ ਸਹਿਮੀ, ਰਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ ਜੱਸੋਵਾਲ, ਬੈਨੀਪਾਲ ਬ੍ਰਦਰਜ਼, ਸੇਹਿਬ ਸਨਵਾਰ, ਕਿਸਮਤ ਅਤੇ ਰੇਡੀਓ ਹਾਂਜੀ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਰਣਜੋਧ ਸਿੰਘ, ਨੋਨੀਆ ਪੀ ਦਿਆਲ, ਸੁੱਖ ਪਰਮਾਰ, ਜੈਸਮੀਨ ਕੌਰ ਸਾਥ ਦੇਣਗੇ ਅਤੇ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਲੈ ਜਾਣਗੇ ਖੁਸ਼ੀਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਹਾਸੇ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਵੱਖਰੀ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਵਿੱਚ, ਆਜੋ ਫਿਰ ਆਨੰਦ ਮਾਣਦੇ ਹਾਂ Laughter Therapy ਦਾ
Sunday Dec 28, 2025
Sunday Dec 28, 2025
In this eye-opening episode of Climate Control, host Ranjodh Singh sits down with Harminder Dhillon to face a hard truth: exactly how much damage have humans inflicted on our planet?
The conversation moves beyond general warnings to examine the sheer scale of destruction occurring on a daily basis. From the staggering metrics of global carbon emissions to the accelerating deterioration of our ecosystems, Harminder breaks down the "level of damage" we are currently witnessing. This discussion is a raw reality check on the scars humanity has left on Earth and an urgent look at the factors driving climate change right now.
Tune in to understand the magnitude of the crisis and why every daily action counts.
Sunday Dec 28, 2025
Sunday Dec 28, 2025
Stretching from Gujarat through Rajasthan to Haryana and Delhi, the Aravalli Hills are among the oldest surviving mountain systems on Earth, with rocks that began forming almost 2 billion years ago. These worn-down ridges quietly control dust storms, rainfall patterns, groundwater recharge, and even the heat and haze that reach Delhi-NCR.
In November 2025, a new Supreme Court–backed definition declared that only hills rising at least 100 metres above local terrain would be formally recognised as “Aravalli Hills,” triggering a fierce debate about mining, urban expansion, and environmental safeguards. This article follows the journey discussed on Radio Haanji’s “The Deep Talk” with Dr. Sandeep Kaur and Gautam Kapil—linking geology, ecology, law, and lived experience to explain why these ancient hills matter more than ever.
What Makes the Aravalli Hills So Ancient?
The Aravalli Hills are part of a Precambrian mountain belt whose rocks date back to roughly 2–3 billion years, making them older than the Himalayas and among the world’s earliest mountain systems. Geologists identify two major Proterozoic rock sequences—the Aravalli Supergroup and the Delhi Supergroup—resting on an even older Archean basement formed about 4 billion years ago.
Over hundreds of millions of years, episodes of rifting, subduction, island-arc formation, and continent–continent collision built and then wore down the Aravalli orogenic belt, leaving today’s rounded ridges instead of sharp snow peaks. Later magmatic events, including the extensive Malani volcanics, mark one of the world’s large igneous provinces, underscoring the range’s global geological significance.
Key takeaway: The Aravallis are not just old hills near Delhi; they are a living archive of early Earth tectonics and continental evolution.
How Do the Aravallis Shape North India’s Climate and Rivers?
The Aravalli Range runs roughly southwest–northeast for about 600–700 kilometres, forming a broken but crucial highland between the Thar Desert and the Indo-Gangetic plains. These hills influence local wind patterns, intercept dust, and help modulate the track and intensity of monsoon systems reaching North-West India.
Several rivers rise or are sustained by catchments in the Aravallis, including tributaries of the Yamuna, Luni, and Banas, making the range a key watershed for Rajasthan, Haryana, and Delhi. Forest patches and rocky outcrops create microclimates that cool nearby areas, support rainfall recycling, and buffer settlements against heat waves and dust storms.
What Role Do the Aravalli Hills Play in Stopping Desertification?
For decades, scientists and planners have recognised the Aravalli Hills as a natural barrier that slows the eastward spread of the Thar Desert towards Haryana, Delhi, and western Uttar Pradesh. Forest cover, soil, and vegetation on these ridges act as “green walls,” trapping sand, stabilising dunes, and cutting the intensity and frequency of dust storms.
Where deforestation, quarrying, and overgrazing have stripped the slopes, researchers describe a shift toward “rocky desert” conditions, with thin soils, exposed rock, and accelerated erosion. This not only damages biodiversity but also pushes the desertification front closer to major cities and farmlands, increasing drought risk.
How Did Ancient Civilizations Depend on the Aravallis?
Archaeological and historical studies link the Aravalli belt to mining, metallurgy, trade routes, and early settlements in western India. Copper and other mineral resources from the region supported ancient metal-working cultures, while hill passes and valleys facilitated movement between the desert and the fertile plains.
Traditional communities used the Aravalli foothills for seasonal grazing, small-scale agriculture, and sacred groves, embedding the hills into cultural and spiritual life. Numerous forts, stepwells, and temples located along the range testify to its strategic and water-security role for kingdoms in Rajasthan and neighbouring regions.
Why Did the Supreme Court Redefine the Aravalli Hills in 2025?
In November 2025, the Supreme Court adopted a uniform, technical definition of “Aravalli Hills” for regulatory purposes, after years of conflicting interpretations in different cases. The Court accepted a criterion proposed by an expert committee and the Environment Ministry: only landforms rising 100 metres or more above the surrounding local terrain, with certain spacing rules, will be treated as hills, and clusters of such hills will be considered a range.
The same judgment froze new mining leases and stressed sustainable mining plans, arguing that consistent definitions are necessary to curb illegal mining and ensure clarity for state governments. Official communication has emphasised that core ecological areas will remain protected and that the framework is designed to balance ecology and economic activity.
What Does the New 100-Metre Rule Mean for Mining and Cities?
What is the new Supreme Court definition of the Aravalli Hills in 2025?
In 2025, the Supreme Court accepted a definition that classifies Aravalli Hills as landforms rising at least 100 metres above local terrain, with groups of such hills within 500 metres forming a range. Land below this threshold in Aravalli districts may no longer be treated as “hills” for regulation, even if earlier orders had extended protection to them.
Environmental experts warn that large portions of the northern Aravallis, especially in Haryana and around Delhi where many ridges are below 100 metres, could fall outside the new hill definition. Analyses suggest that more than 90 percent of some segments might lose hill status, potentially opening them to mining and construction unless other protections apply.
Government and Court communications highlight that new mining leases have been frozen, and sustainable mining plans and core-area protections will still apply within the defined hills. Critics respond that fragmentation of the range undermines its role in desertification control, groundwater recharge, and climate regulation for Delhi-NCR.
Why Do the Aravallis Matter Even More in a Warming World?
Climate change is intensifying heatwaves, erratic monsoons, and dust storms across North-West India, making natural buffers like the Aravallis central to resilience planning. Intact hill forests help lower local temperatures, store carbon, slow storm runoff, and reduce the risk of flash floods in downstream cities and towns.
Groundwater-dependent regions of Rajasthan, Haryana, and Delhi rely on recharge zones in and around the Aravallis, where fractured rock and vegetated slopes capture rainfall. If mining and construction puncture these recharge areas, cities may face deeper water stress, higher pollution, and more extreme heat.
How the Radio Haanji Podcast “The Deep Talk” Reframed the Aravalli Story
Radio Haanji’s podcast “The Deep Talk,” hosted by Dr. Sandeep Kaur and Gautam Kapil, focuses on unpacking environmental concepts and policies behind the headlines for diverse audiences, including the Indian diaspora. By exploring the Aravalli Hills as both ancient geology and present-day climate shield, the show connects complex science and law to everyday experiences of heat, air quality, and water scarcity.
Episodes in this style often place listeners at the centre—asking how policy changes like the 2025 redefinition will affect ordinary families in Delhi-NCR, farmers in Rajasthan, and students preparing for competitive exams. This article mirrors that approach, turning podcast insights into a structured, searchable resource for readers and generative AI engines.
FAQ: Answering Common Questions on Aravalli Hills, Climate, and Law
How old are the Aravalli Hills?The Aravalli Hills contain rocks formed roughly 2–3 billion years ago, making them older than the Himalayas and among the world’s oldest surviving mountain ranges.
Where are the Aravalli Hills located?The Aravalli Range runs about 600–700 kilometres from near Palanpur in Gujarat through Rajasthan into Haryana and ending close to Delhi, forming a southwest–northeast belt.
How do the Aravalli Hills protect Delhi-NCR?By blocking sand-laden winds and moderating dust storms from the Thar Desert, the Aravallis help reduce heat and particulate pollution reaching Delhi-NCR and nearby regions.
What did the Supreme Court decide about the Aravalli Hills in 2025?In November 2025, the Supreme Court adopted a uniform definition that recognises only landforms 100 metres or more above local terrain as Aravalli Hills, froze new mining leases, and called for sustainable mining plans.
Why is the new Aravalli definition controversial?Experts fear that the 100-metre threshold may exclude a large proportion of low-elevation Aravalli ridges, particularly around Delhi and Haryana, making them vulnerable to mining and construction despite their ecological importance.
How do the Aravallis help groundwater?Fractured rocks and vegetated slopes in the Aravalli belt capture and store monsoon rainwater, supporting springs and replenishing aquifers in parts of Rajasthan, Haryana, and Delhi.
What can students and citizens do to help protect the Aravallis?They can support evidence-based conservation campaigns, take part in citizen science and afforestation drives, and engage with media such as podcasts and community forums that explain why the Aravallis matter for climate, water, and health.