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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding desilting of the Defence Colony drain in Delhi before the monsoon, 16/04/2025

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 …

Barmer refinery set to be most advanced in India

The HPCL-Rajasthan Refinery Limited, a joint venture company formed on Thursday, will be the most advanced refinery in the country. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation is aiming to complete the project by the end of 2017, with the foundation stone-laying ceremony likely to take place in August/September. UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi is …

Pachpadra to get separate master plan for development

Jaipur: The Pachpadra village in Barmer where the new refinery will come up, will have a separate master plan for regulated development of the region. The urban development & housing department on Wednesday took a decision to keep Pachpadra expansion aside from the master plans of Barmer and Jodhpur and …

HPCL considering new location for Rajasthan refinery

State-run Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has said it might set up the proposed Rs 37,229-crore greenfield refinery-cum-petrochemical complex at Barmer in Rajasthan, not in Lilala, as planned earlier. "We were facing some land-related issues. Now, the local government has come out with an alternative location nearby. We are looking …

Cairn India strikes oil again in Rajasthan block

Vedanta group firm Cairn India Tuesday said it has made the 26th oil discovery in its RJ-ON-90/1 block in Rajasthan's Barmer district. Technical evaluations indicate nearly 10 metres of gross oil column within Dharvi Dungar sands in Raageshwari-Tukaram area, the company said in a statement. "We are delighted with the …

Cairn India makes new oil discovery in Rajasthan block

Cairn India, on Tuesday, announced that it had made the 26th oil discovery in its Rajasthan block. The block management committee had approved the exploration work programme for the RJ-ON-90/1 block on February 14 after which Cairn India commenced drilling of its first exploration well, Raageshwari-South-1, on February 25 located …

HPCL to set up Rs 37,000-cr project in Rajasthan

The company will on March 13 sign a MoU with the Rajasthan government for setting up the refinery-cum-petrochemical complex State-owned Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL) plans to invest Rs 37,000 crore in setting up a nine million tonne oil refinery and a petrochemical complex at Barmer in Rajasthan. The company …

Oil is well: Rajasthan gets Rs 36,000-cr refinery boost

JAIPUR: In what will be the biggest ever investment in the state, the board members of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) approved the Rajasthan government's proposal to set up the 19th oil refinery of the country in Barmer. "The memorandum of understanding (MoU) to set up the refinery at Barmer …

Refinery may hit wildlife

Hectic Parleys Begin Jaisalmer: The habitats of thousands of chinkaras, cobras, desert fox, cats and other beasts are likely to be severely affected if the proposed refinery is set up in Lelana area of Barmer, according to the forest department. The HPCL, which will set up the refinery, will be …

Balotara water not even fit for bathing, says HC

"A study has proved that in Balotara and Pali the water has so much fluoride that children there are now being born with twisted bones. In Balotara the water is not even fit for bathing," Justice Bhandari said. A monitoring committee of the high court recently reported that the state …

Farmers protest govt’s ‘land-grab’ for lignite project

Jaisalmer: Protesting against the acquisition of 4,744 bighas from seven villages for the first phase of Shivkar lignite project, affected farmers under the Legal Mitra Sanstha launched a dharna outside the Barmer district collectorate on Wednesday. Earlier, the farmers had taken out a silent march from Gandhi Chowk to the …

After oil, methane to be produced in Barmer

BARMER/JAIPUR: After oil, the deserts of Barmer are poised to produce methane gas. For the first time in the country, methane gas will be extracted from the coals fields of Barmer through the 'microbial coal conversion' technology, developed in the laboratories of Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra (BITM). The Rajasthan …

ONGC may bid for $5-bn Conoco oil sands assets

Kuala Lumpur Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), India’s biggest government-owned energy explorer, is considering bidding for part of ConocoPhillips Canadian oil sands holdings worth around $5 billion, a source with direct knowledge of the situation told Reuters on Tuesday. The Houston-based company has been looking to sell assets in …

Record monsoon rain turns desert lush green

Jaisalmer: Rajasthan’s desert region has gone from grey to green in little more than a month. In a dramatic late surge in the monsoon here, the threat of drought that loomed large over the region in mid-August has given way to gushing rivers and water bodies filled to the brim …

Sonia to inaugurate Barmer drinking water project

UPA Chairperson, Sonia Gandhi, will inaugurate the Rs 688.65 crore lift drinking water project in Rajasthan’s Barmer district on Thursday. The scheme aims to provide Himalaya water to people of 700 villages at their doorsteps, a State Government release here said. “Over 196-km main pipeline has been laid from Mohangarh …

Gehlot seeks extension of EU water project

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot discussed the State’s partnership programme with the European Union Ambassador and head of delegation to India Joao Cravinho here on Tuesday. Mr. Gehlot asked the Ambassador to extend the execution of the programme for another two years taking into account their positive outcome so far. …

Relief activities in drought affected 3739 villages extended

JAIPUR: The state government on Monday extended the status of scarcity affected areas to 3739 villages of 11 districts. These villages were given this status due failed rabi crop but the extension has been given after witnessing deficient rainfall. The relief activities in these districts villages will now continue till …

Govt declares Barmer oil fields as prohibited area

JODHPUR: After deployment of 115 border homeguard commandos for the security of the oil fields of Cairn India at Barmer, the Governor of Rajasthan Margaret Alva has declared this entire area prohibited through a notification. Any persons trespassing in this prohibited area will be prosecuted now on. This measure is …

Drought declared in five districts

JAIPUR: The state government has declared drought in Jodhpur, Nagaur, Barmer, Bikaner and Jaisalmer districts on Wednesday. The five districts have been worst-hit by deficit rain and will remain in the status of 'drought-affected' from August 1 to July 31 next year. As per the emergency relief plans, collectors of …

Govt to open 6 more centres to provide free drugs to people living with HIV

JAIPUR: Six new antiretroviral therapy (ART) centres will be opened this year in the state to provide free drugs to people living with HIV, as the National Aids Control Society (NACO) has approved funds for the purpose in its annual action plan 2012-13. The new centres would come up at …

Worker entry curbs in border areas delay solar projects

Arduous & Lengthy Process To Obtain Admin Permission Jaisalmer: Wind and solar power producing companies in the districts of Jaisalmer, Barmer and Bikaner are staring at the bleak prospects of projects getting delayed as they cannot deploy labourers owing to an existing ban on outsiders entering these border areas for …

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