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 …
This paper presents four case studies from India in which rainwater harvesting has lead to both ecorestoration and poverty alleviation. East case study shows that activities to manage local hydrological resources must be preceded by measures to mobilise local communities and create community institutions that can bring the community members …
INDIA is a country where legislators feast on endangered species and the favourite pastime of actors is hunting. Here the story of a marginalised community ready to lay down their lives to protect animals sounds like a fairy tale. But nothing surprises "mystic" India. Here, a religion that espouses animal …
JODHPUR district in Rajasthan, which recently captured headlines for being the place where the cinestar Salman Khan was arrested for killing a blackbuck, is all set to become famous for wildlife conservation. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) will be developing a cheetah breeding facility at the Machiya Nature …
IN THE sparse jungles on the fringe of the Thar in western Rajasthan, the battle is between celluloid heroes and real-life heroes. At stake are the endangered Blackbucks and Chinkaras. The protagonist, Bollywood actor Salman Khan - accompanied by Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Neelam, and Sonali Bendre - thought he …
THE Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board plans to measure the impact of industrial production on the environment in all industrial areas in the state. This will be a "model measurement" for each of them and will do away with the need for individual evaluation of various units. The drive will …
On his interest in this subject: Since childhood I have been observing trees, insects, birds and animals. I was interested in doing my Ph D and since nature has always fascinated me, I decided to work on the village biodiversity ecosystem. On the advantage he had over other researchers: I …
it is a feeling that only Lazarus would be familiar with: coming back from death. Or Bhagirath, who brought the Ganga to this world. The rural folk in the villages of district Alwar, Rajasthan, have become the masters of their destiny. And one has to resort to mythology to find …
Today environmental pollution has assumed serious proportions and become a big problem because the built-in balance has been disturbed by the industrialization and the philosophy of conquest of nature through exploration and exploitation of natural resources by man to the advantage of mankind. This report contains the Environmental status of …
it was a change from despair to hope. Concerted efforts of the villagers of Alwar district in Rajasthan converted a dried up rivulet into a river, flowing throughout the year and benefiting as many as 70 villages. The first step to revive the rivulet
The Tarun Bharat Sangh was formed in Jaipur in 1975. The members came to Bheekampura in 1985 and surveyed the region for two years. It was then that they decided to undertake watershed development in the nearby villages. The organisation has since come a long way, involving itself in many …
the Indira Gandhi canal project is an example of what short-sighted planning can do to the environment. More than solving water problems in Rajasthan, it has converted the area it irrigates into a marshy and saline desert. Arable land and habitations have become waterlogged. Villages lie deserted and native flora …
Desert rodents like the Indian gerbil ( Tatera indica) and Meriones are carriers of plague, but are resistant to the disease. Another group of rodents, which includes the house rat ( Rattus rattus ) and the bandicoot ( Bandicota bengalensis ), is highly susceptible to plague, which is transferred by …
The availability of water for irrigation has changed agricultural practices. With new crops, new pests have emerged. Hardly any records are available prior to 1975. Studies carried out between 1975 and 1991 indicate several changes
Sewan grasslands occupy areas with low rainfall. They were spread across Bikaner, Jaisalmer and Barmer districts, but can no longer be seen now. Irrigation became possible with water from the Indira Gandhi Canal, and the grasslands were transformed into agricultural fields. But flood irrigation has also increased soil moisture, threatening …
mineral-rich Rajasthan is paying the price for its wealth. Open cast mining in Bijolia area in the state has scarred the earth, killed vegetation and shortened the lifespan of workers. About 25 per cent of the workers suffer from silicosis, bronchitis, asthma or tuberculosis (tb) and 50 per cent from …
THE relatively new field of ethnoveterinary medicine, which is establishing itself as a serious discipline, has far-reaching implications for the well-being of livestock in the developing world. Ethnoveterinary medicine is the knowledge possessed by non-literate cultures with regard to animal health and disease that is passed on in the form …
according to a study conducted by the Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board, many cities in Rajasthan including the state capital, Jaipur are facing severe noise pollution. Even the
solar power, probably the most abundant natural resource in Rajasthan, is now being used to run fax machines, computers and telephones in Tilonia, Rajasthan. The solar power unit at the social work research centre in the model village generates electricity to meet the requirements of not only the centre, but …
MOST deserts of the world are extensive grasslands with scattered shrubs but they sustain relatively a low density of trees. Due to harsh climatic conditions, scanty natural resources and scarcity of drinking water, the deserts are thinly populated by humans. However, a wide variety of wild animals, well adapted to …
