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 Rajasthan High Court in the matter of "Save thy trees (1.19 lakh in number) proposed to be cut down for establishment of pumped storage project in Shahbad block district Baran". The order, October 9, 2024 was passed by Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati and Justice Munnuri Laxman. The …
Compliance report by the Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB) to the NGT order of August 20, 2019 on illegal mining through crusher machine in village Faliya, tehsil Chhipa Barod, district Baran, Rajasthan resulting in damage to the forest area. In compliance of the NGT order, inspection of M/s Jyoti …
Rajasthan’s tribal community in Shahbad region facing poverty, unemployment and malnutrition The Sahariya tribal community of Shahbad region in Baran district, which recorded 47 starvation deaths during the 2001 drought, waits for concerted welfare measures that could take them out of poverty, unemployment and malnutrition. Though politicians have made a …
Four districts including Kota, Bundi, Jhalawar and Baran fall under Kota zone, Choudhary said. Seven fresh cases of swine flu, five from Kota district, one each from Bundi and Baran districts, were reported today, he said. The death toll due to swine flu today rose to 11 in Kota zone …
Kota: As many as two children died of malnutrition at Sahariya Basti of Maangrol town of Baran district recently. The incident has rattled the district administration after which collector Dr S P Singh along with officials inspected Sahariya Basti and two other villages namely Shubhbhara and Khushhala at Shahabad in …
Following reports of malnutrition deaths from Baran, the Rajasthan government has decided to screen all the children, below the age of five, in the district. There are approximately 1.6 lakh children in this age group, and children from tribal communities, particularly Sahariya tribes, are severely undernourished. Health Minister Rajendra Rathore …
Diversion of 1825.983 ha (1835.983 ha proposed originally) of forest land for Parwan Major Irrigation Project in favour of Water Resource Department, Rajasthan, in Baran and Jhalawar Forest Divisions of Baran and Jhalawar Districts of Rajasthan.
Rajasthan reported second highest number of swine flu deaths this year. Highest deaths were reported in Gujarat. According to the figures of the health ministry, swine flu claimed 161 lives in the beginning of the year in the state. In Gujarat, 194 persons died of swine flu. Moreover, the state …
JAIPUR: Chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday said that the state government has obtained the Centre's clearance for constructing a dam across the Parwan river (a tributary of Kali Sindh river) in Baran district. Not missing the opportunity to obtain political mileage out of it, the chief attributed the development …
With loss of habitat and rising incidents of human-bear conflicts plaguing the sloth bear population in Rajasthan, the state government has drawn up an ambitious conservation plan for the nocturnal animal. During a recent survey conducted by the Wildlife Trust of India, the sloth bear population was found to be …
In the shadow of India’s growing economy, labour bondage continues for many Sahariya labourers in Baran district, Rajasthan. Some of them, however, have rebelled against their masters and attempted to break their shackles. This article presents the findings of a recent investigation of their living conditions as well as of …
AJMER: The forest department has on its hands the task of finding the number of remaining Great Indian Bustard (GIB), the state bird, to chalk out a conservation plan for them. The census will be carried out on February 14 to know the area and number of birds in Ajmer, …
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 …
UPSC Pattern From 2013 For Recruitments Jaipur: The proposed Rajiv Gandhi Biosphere Reserve-an ambitious project connecting the major sanctuaries and national parks in the state through forest corridors-was approved by the state cabinet on Wednesday. The cabinet also took a decision on adopting the Union Public Service Commission pattern in …
Jaipur: Three children belonging to the Sahariya tribe had died of malnutrition in Kishanganj block of Baran district in the past one month. All the three were in the age bracket of 2 to 3 years. One of them, two-and-a-half year old Deepak from Moida village, who underwent treatment at …
JAIPUR: The tigress to be relocated to the Sariska tiger reserve has been identified. The Sultanpur tigress in Kota will be first of the three tigresses to be relocated. The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has already granted permission to the state for this. During his last visit to Sariska, …
Immediately after school, 15-yearold Surendra Kumar rushes to the wheat fields running parallel to the main Chambal canal in Umaidganj village in Rajasthan’s Kota district. He begins his search for a pair of Saras Cranes and their two young ones—the crane family he has been tracking for four years now. …
JAIPUR: Reported sighting of two rare species of vultures in large numbers in Baran district on Tuesday cheered environmentalists and bird watchers. "These two rare species -- white rumped and long billed were sighted in large numbers on the banks of Villasi river in Kishangang and Kraye river in Shabad, …
Jaipur: After being pulled up time and again by Union minister Jairam Ramesh over illegal mining in the state, chief minister Ashok Gehlot is not leaving any chance to hit back at him. A day after blaming the Minister of state for environment and forests, Gehlot heaped on criticism against …
In the trial of 26 activists charged with planning to shut down UK's coal-fired power station JAIPUR: Two case studies from Baran and Tonk districts of Rajasthan depicting the staggering impact of climate change on rural lives are going to be part of the testimonies to be presented at the …
