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 …
JAIPUR: Vultures, the birds of prey, in Jorbeer near Bikaner are alarmingly falling prey to Diclofenac despite the government ban on production of the drug for veterinary use in 2006. On last Thursday morning, a black-eyed kite, a migratory bird and a Steppe Eagle were found dead at Jorbeer carcass …
Mercury To Plunge Further To 10°C Soon Jaipur: Mercury continued to take a dip across the state on Sunday and many places witnessed a fall in maximum and minimum temperatures. People were seen putting on their warm cloths especially during evening and early morning hours. Mount Abu in the hills …
JAIPUR: The blistering heat conditions continued in the state for the second consecutive day on Sunday when maximum temperatures in the state remained on and above 42 degrees Celsius. There was a rise of almost 2 degrees in the day and night temperatures. Churu remained hottest in the state with …
Three More Die Of Disease, 9 Others Test Positive Jaipur: The eastern part of Rajasthan has not been much affected by swine flu while the western part has witnessed the highest number of cases reported in the recent past. As many as 13 districts are almost untouched by swine flu …
110 deaths since January; 148 since April 2012; 586 since 2009 The Rajasthan Government on Monday cautioned about rising incidence of swine flu (H1N1) in the State and sought Central assistance even as the Bharatiya Janata Party accused the Government of not being serious about addressing the epidemic-like situation. The …
Tamiflu Still Effective Against H1N1: Virology Institute Jaipur: The strain of the H1N1 influenza virus has not mutated since 2009 when cases of swine flu were first reported in the state. The National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune, in a reply to the medical health and family welfare department, …
Jaipur: A screening for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in seven districts of Rajasthan, conducted by the health department, has found that Bikaner and Jodhpur are most vulnerable to NCDs such as diabetes and hypertension. The survey also revealed that Barmer, Jaisalmer and Nagaur have the least cases of NCDs. In these …
There is a ray of hope for Pong Dam oustees from Himachal Pradesh who have been fighting the Rajasthan government for over 50 years to get land allotted to them in lieu of their land acquired for the construction of Pong Dam and its reservoir. The special leave petition of …
As part of the first Indo-French collaboration in the renewable energy sector, two solar photo voltaic-based power plants of a total capacity of 20 MW are being established at Gajner village in Bikaner district at a cost of $ 42 million. The first of the two projects was commissioned under …
Decks have been cleared for establishment of a full-fledged world class hydrology and water management institute in Bikaner, with Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot clearing a proposal for opening a regional centre of the Kota-based Irrigation Management and Training Institute in the town, which will involve 15 stakeholder departments in …
In the lush fields of Punjab germinates a scary tale. Farmers there live in a disturbing cesspool of toxicity, as a result of excessive and unregulated use of pesticides and chemical fertilisers At 9.20pm every day, a passenger train leaves Bhatinda town for Bikaner in Rajasthan. Wrapped in blankets, a …
The Bikaner farmers, as many as 2,237 of them, who filed a joint petition in June against the electricity distribution company Jodhpur Vidyut Vitran Nigam seeking compensation for crop damage due to “irregular, insufficient, erratic and low voltage”, will get a hearing from the Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission. The farmers …
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 …
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 …
JAIPUR: Jaipur is among the five cities in the state where malaria control activities would be monitored on a regular basis. The move came after the Centre directed the state to intensify monitoring in the five districts as deaths were reported due to malaria in 2011. Four malarial deaths were …
Health practitioners, policy-makers and activists here on Monday expressed concern over high prevalence of anaemia among adolescents and women in Rajasthan and called for evolving multi-sectoral strategies through convergence with various agencies for effective control of the syndrome caused by iron deficiency and malnutrition. Addressing a workshop on “Anaemia: A …
The policy deep-freeze and land acquisition woes have resulted in over 500 projects, mostly power and steel, being shelved or put on hold during 2011-12, entailing a total investment of over Rs 5,00,000 crore. According to CMIE estimates, during the year Rs 1,70,000 crore worth of investment projects had been …
Central Audit Body Pulls Up State Govt & Departments For Huge Losses Incurred Jaipur: Rajasthan State Mines and Minerals Limited (RSMML), a public sector undertaking of the state government, has incurred a loss of Rs 1.10 crore for non-compliance of legal requirements which led to unproductive expenditure towards land tax …
Being the first Concentrated Solar Power plant based on tower technology in Asia, the proposed 10-MW plant that is being constructed at Bikaner is well in line with the ambitious goals of Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM).
Interview with A.R. Ansari, Chairman-cum-Managing Director of the Neyveli Lignite Corporation. IN the context of the Neyveli Lignite Corporation's (NLC) plans to diversify from lignite-based electricity generating stations in Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan into setting up coal-fired power stations in Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha, Frontline …
