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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding dumping of waste in a canal in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 29/05/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton Canal nearly choked due to garbage dumping appearing in the DT Next dated 11.05.2025". The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton …

Work on Jaipur Metro begins

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation MD E. Sreedharan briefs Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot (third from right) and Union Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath (second from right) about the Jaipur Metro during the launch function on Thursday. Work on the much-awaited Jaipur Metro Rail, the Pink City's dream project, was formally …

Get ready to shell out more for milk as JMC relocates dairies

Prices of open milk being sold in the city are expected to rise as the Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) proceeds with its plan to relocate dairies out of the city's municipal limits. Despite protest from owners, a JMC squad on Monday captured and relocated several bovine animals from various parts …

Civic body approves `150 crore for Jaipur Metro rail project

Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) has approved `150 crore for the upcoming Metro train project on Thursday. The amount will be transferred to Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation (JMRC) for operation of Metro train in city. According to sources, the Jaipur development commissioner Sudhansh Pant has given financial and administrative approval of …

Jaipur Zoo animals to get cold cover this season

Shoeb Khan | TNN As a harsh winter is expected this year, the Jaipur zoological garden is leaving no stone unturned to provide warmth to animals and birds. From laying bed made of grass to a complete change in diet, various measures are taken to keep their body warm. The …

Metro project on time: Sreedharan

DMRC Managing Director Reviews Project Work, Expresses Satisfaction Over Progress Jaipur: Managing director of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), E Sreedharan on Wednesday reviewed the progress of the Jaipur metro project. The DMRC MD expressed satisfaction on the progress of the work and said that the Jaipur metro project has …

Boulevards Of Dreams

Frank Lloyd Wright, the American architect, once said that to look at the cross-section of any plan of a big city is to look at something like the section of fibrous tumour. It is probably an apt description of how India

Common birds no longer a common sight

Unbalanced growth and pollution are taking its toll on the habitat, biological behaviour and breeding cycles of birds Palak Nandi | TNN atching a house sparrow feed its little ones or a peacock enjoying a leisurely walk on the terrace, were once a common sight in the Pink City

JDA asks its men not to fell trees but shift them

Civic body would only choose felling of trees as the last option to implement schemes Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) has decided to make a basic principle of relocation of trees instead of chopping for development projects in city. The civic body has also directed that officials to choose chopping as …

Seminar on climate change takes-off

A two-day conference on climate risk management started in Jaipur on Tuesday. The conference is being jointly organised by the Indian Meteorological Department, New Delhi and the Agriculture Research Station at Durgapura in Jaipur. The conference deals on the risk assessment of the impact of the climate change on the …

Traders oppose land acquisition for Jaipur Metro

Jaipur: As the work on Jaipur Metro project advances many residents along the proposed corridor are worried. The trader association of New Sanganer Road met the local MLA (Civil Lines) Pratap Singh Khachariyawas and protested against the proposed land acquisition. A nearly 9-km-long corridor is proposed between Mansarovar and Chandpole …

Jaipur BRTS bags award

JAIPUR: The Jaipur City Transport Service Limited, established in the Rajasthan Capital recently under the Bus Rapid Transit System scheme, has bagged the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission Urban Mobility Award-2010 for new technological applications and innovations. State Transport Minister Braj Kishore Sharma received the award from Union …

Pink City BRTS wins award for innovation...

Jaipur. Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) in Jaipur has excelled in innovation, ahead of similar urban transport projects in the country. The project was awarded the Overall Excellence in Urban Transport at the Urban Mobility India 2010 Conference and Expo on Sunday. Urban development departments of 25 states participated in …

City's BRTS becomes benchmark, gets national award for mobility

The newly-introduced Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS) in Jaipur has become a national benchmark for management of mass transport systems in India. The Rajasthan government was awarded Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Urban Mobility Award-2010 by the Union government on Sunday. The award was selected among mass rapid …

Symposium on climate change begins

Jaipur: The three-day National Symposium on Climate Change

Sluggish work costs JMC Panna baori project

The Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) had to pay a hefty price for slow progress of work on the Panna Meena Kund (pond), this time with the project itself. Unsatisfied with the civic body, the state government has taken back the renovation project and transferred it to the Amber Development and …

Contaminated water supply in several areas

Jaipur: Even as the sanctioned project to replace ruptured pipelines is yet to be implemented, several complaints of muddy and contaminated water supply in some areas are pouring in. At least half a dozen people, including children have fallen ill, but the PHED rules out the possibility of contamination in …

BRTS liability increases with elevated road

Avanindra Mishra |TNN Jaipur: The elevated road at Shipra Path and New Sanganer road has also been included in the amended proposal of the Bus Rapid Transit System. Estimated to cost around Rs 64 crore, the elevated road was earlier proposed for heavy vehicle movement.

25% traffic cops have less than 80% lung efficiency

Avanindra Mishra | TNN Jaipur: The rising pollution levels are left police persons short of breath. Of the 109 traffic policemen who underwent a spirometry test, 26 were detected with weak lungs. The tests on Thursday were held at the police control room by doctors from SMS hospital.

24x7 supply of water to be a reality soon

Akhilesh Sourav Jha | TNN Jaipur: By next week, at least 800 houses would be connected with 24x7 water supply lines which might be a prelude to the entire city realising the dream in coming months. Firstly, the PHED is working under a pilot project that would connect houses in …

Monsoon breaks 14-YR RECORD IN JAIPUR

Jaipur: Breaking a 14-year record, Jaipur received 781.2mm rain this year till Wednesday. Going by the Met department

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