Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Anil & Others Vs State of Rajasthan & Others dated 31/01/2023. Issue raised in the application is an encroachment of the nallah in town Sajjangarh, district Banswara, Rajasthan. It was alleged that the free flow of …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Himmat Singh Shekhawat & Others Vs State of Rajasthan & Others dated 13/01/2015 regarding rampant illegal sand mining in the Yamuna riverbed going on in violation of law, without taking prior Environmental Clearance.
In a bid to control drop out from schools in the tribal belt of the state, Rajasthan Government on Thursday said it would open 325 new government sponsored mother and child care centres on a pattern similar to ‘Anganwadi’. The state Minister for Tribal Area Development Nandlal Meena said the …
The state government has assured legal action against Chauhan brothers, who are relatives of former chief minister Ashok Gehlot, for selling mines lease to UltraTech Cement in an alleged violation of the set norms. In a writ petition filed by Banswara-based miner, Fakhruddin Ali, the state assistant advocate general, Anurag …
The state government is coming up with an ambitious project of Hybrid Maize Seed Production in Banswara-Dungarpur, the twin districts of south Rajasthan. The areas so far known for the vulnerable condition of their tribal population will soon come to be recognized as the hybrid corn seed hub within a …
The Rajasthan high court on Wednesday issued notices to the state government and one Ultra Tech cement company on a petition filed by Banswara-based mining businessman Fakhruddin who alleged that the mines department had blatantly violated law while awarding mining leases. Justice R S Rathore issued the notice asking respondents …
Effect of rainwater harvesting (RWH) structures like Contour trench (CT), gradonie (GD), box trench (BT), V-ditch (VD) and afforestation with Emblica officinalis Gaertn (planted in August, 2005) were studied in <10%, 10-20% and >20% slopes with a view to improve soil status, plant growth, sequester carbon and rehabilitate hills …
Rajasthan is the largest state of India experiencing recurrent forest fires. The present study determines forest burnt areas through remote sensing-based time series analysis. IRS P6 AWiFS satellite data covering March, April and May of six years (2005–2010) were used to cover all forest-fire events. The total forest burnt area …
JAIPUR: Preliminary study by civil organisations has shown that the state's special project of free distribution of hybrid maize seeds to farmers in the hopes of a rich harvest might have gone awry. The seeds have provided less than promised yields and, in many cases, they have not germinated. The …
Jaipur: Malnutrition among children in Rajasthan has taken ominous proportions. The Hungama (Hunger and Malnutrition) survey carried out recently by Naandi Foundation indicates that the situation in many districts has worsened when compared to what it was about a decade back. The Hungama Survey, released on Tuesday by Prime Minister …
Jaipur: The Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB) is now tightening the reins on mine owners to safeguard the environment and promote scientific disposal of mining waste. The board will now allow the establishment of marble sawing units only on the precondition that mine owners will effectively reuse marble slurry …
Rajasthan has been assured by the Centre of allocation of 50 per cent of the electricity generated by the proposed nuclear power plant in Banswara. A letter from the Prime Minister's Office to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot informed that as per the amended guidelines the home State would be allocated …
JAIPUR: Implementation of the state government's ambitious 'Mukhyamantri Gramin BPL Awas Yojana' which aims to providing shelter to 10 lakh BPL families in rural areas over the next three years was launched across the state on Monday. Selected BPL families were handed over the sanction letters of the first installment …
The Congress Government in Rajasthan is going whole hog on the ambitious plan for providing 10 lakh dwelling places for the rural poor in the next three years. The scheme titled,
JAIPUR: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, who was in Delhi on Saturday, met Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh requesting him to expedite allotment of captive coal blocks for the power projects being set up in the state. Ramesh said a solution would soon be worked out. Gehlot on Friday had met …
JAIPUR: The Dungarpur-Banswara-Ratlam rail line project, the foundation stone for which would be laid by UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Friday, is likely to benefit the state Congress and chief minister Ashok Gehlot greatly. For years now, Banswara has been eagerly awaiting a rail link. The tribal district has no …
United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Friday launched a rural livelihood programme, another ambitious poverty alleviation plan after the popular rural jobs guarantee scheme. The National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), launched in Rajasthan
Solar Energy Policy 2011 is expected to give a major push; new 1,200 MW thermal power plant in Banswara The Rajasthan Cabinet on Wednesday cleared the State's Solar Energy Policy 2011, which is expected to give a major push to harnessing solar energy in the desert terrain. The policy envisages …
Sunny Sebastian JAIPUR: Soaring temperatures and a near total absence of surface water this summer have badly hit unusual customers in South Rajasthan -- the Indian flying foxes. Hundreds of them reportedly perished last week as the temperatures hovered around 45 degrees Celvsius in Banswara, Dungapur and Udaipur districts. This …
Even as the UPA government has made a huge allocation of funds under its flagship National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) to benefit the poor, special investigation teams set up by the state government here have unearthed fraud worth Rs 1 crore in nine panchayats of different districts.According to sources, …
