Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Kamal Tiwari Vs Union of India & Others dated 27/05/2025. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forest and Chief Wildlife Warden, Rajasthan stated that a high level meeting to review the progress on the demarcation of Nahargarh …
Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Bihar and Jharkhand together want to buy 3,000 MW of power under a government scheme to promote purchases from plants without PPAs. Under the scheme, PFC Consulting will conduct the auction for 2,500 MW capacity and PTC India will sign three-year (mid-term) PPAs with successful bidders and …
JODHPUR: Amid the unabated pollution in Bandi river and Nehra dam by the effluent discharged by the textile industries in Pali district, the divisional commissioner of Jodhpur visited the affected areas in pursuance of the directions of the National Green Tribunal. He will submit his report to the NGT during …
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to Rajasthan and Haryana governments besides the environment ministry over massive deforestation in Aravali hills, blamed for the dust storms and rising air pollution in the NCR for the past several days. The open forest cover in the Aravali hills …
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday issued notices to the Centre and the State governments of Rajasthan and Haryana over deforestation in the Aravallis, which has “led to air pollution in the Capital”. “The NHRC has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that massive deforestation in the …
JAIPUR/ALWAR/KOTA: Dust storm followed by rains hit various parts of the state leaving two persons dead on Tuesday afternoon. However, rains turned weather pleasant in Jaipur as it brought respite from scorching heat. Sikar’s Srimadhopur town received hails. Jaipur sweltered at 41.2 degrees Celsius in the afternoon. When gusty winds …
With a massive haze of dust enveloping Delhi and the pollution levels dropping to "severe" category, a green body has urged the Environment Ministry to speed up rolling out its National Clean Air Programme, which proposes multiple strategies to combat air pollution. Greenpeace India said air pollution is a "silent …
NEW DELHI: Delhi's air quality plunged into the "severe" category on Wednesday as dusty conditions continued for a second straight day, trapping the city under a blanket of heat and particulate matter. PM 10 levels shot up to over eight times the safe standard, levels last seen this winter. Track …
The National Green Tribunal today summoned the collector of Rajasthan's Pali district to explain the steps taken by the administration to control the pollution caused in Bandi river due to textile industries. A vacation bench headed by Justice Raghuvendra S Rathore directed the collector to be present in person on …
NEW DELHI: Strong anti-cyclonic winds blowing from Rajasthan caused ‘hazy’ conditions in Delhi on Tuesday. Visibility dipped in the evening while the air quality deteriorated to the ‘poor’ category for the first time in a week. Track the pollution level in your city The air quality, which had been in …
Rajasthan government requested the CPCB to asses the extent of pollution by joint monitoring of the rivers and their tributaries as well as the canals originating from Punjab at Harike. More than a year before the molasses spill in Beas River caused polluted water to be supplied to Rajasthan, the …
JAIPUR: Women of Vidhyadhar Nagar staged protest in their area as for the past 20 days water has not been supplied to their houses leaving them with no option than to order private tankers. More than 600 houses are facing water crisis. The residents have gone from pillar to post …
Jodhpur: Unwanted vehicular noise has reached nightmarish levels these days with a spurt in vehicle count on the city roads.Horns were meant to be used to alert vehicles and prevent accidents however, they have now turned into communication tools mainly by drivers, who honk to convey disapproval, displeasure and, in …
Jaipur: City doctors suspecting the trend of reporting of dengue cases in summers as a result of possible change in genotype (genetic structure) of any of existing serotypes of dengue virus or emergence of new serotype. The dengue virus is surviving even in hostile weather conditions. According to WHO, there …
Industrial town of the state Bhiwadi is catching attention for all the wrong reasons. The city has recorded the most polluted air across the country with Air Quality Index of 367. Included among the national capital region, the town of Bhiwadi was way ahead in air pollution in comparison to …
JAIPUR: One who smokes might not be aware that tobacco is the single most preventable cause of cancer. Health experts say that if tobacco is eliminated, 30-40% cases of cancer can be prevented. “Lung cancer is the most common cancer in the country. Eight per cent of lung cancer is …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Hemant Kumar Rajoria Vs. Union of India & Others dated 31/05/2018. Respondents including Jaipur Development Authority are restrained from interfering in the reserve forest of Bandh Ki Gadi, Amagarh which consist of Village Galta and Jamdoli by doing any work …
JAIPUR: Facing the shame of reporting highest number of swine flu and dengue cases early this year in the country, the state government has come out with strict provisions for doctors and people to prevent these diseases. The health department issued a notification on Monday declaring dengue, malaria and swine …
Rajasthan has sought establishment of an Inter-State Basin Authority with the powers to resolve disputes among different States on sharing of river waters. The desert State does not agree with a proposal to set up an integrated group of watershed agencies, which it says will not serve any meaningful purpose. …
JAIPUR: Acute encephalitis cases will be on the radar in the state as Nipah infection can cause complications from acute respiratory syndrome to fatal encephalitis. Besides, the rapid response teams of health department under Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) have been directed to remain vigilant so that they can undertake …
Sale and use of petcoke in lime kilns in the National Capital Region (NCR) States was notified vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change number G.S.R 45(E), dated the 19th January, 2018, wherein sale of petcoke are made only to the …
