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 …
PUNE: The much-delayed Pune metro rail project got a funding of Rs 10.01 crore in the Union Budget on Thursday. The Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad municipal corporations, that have proposed the project in association with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, have already made provisions in their respective budgets for the year …
Jaipur: Though late, the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) is finally planning to widen the footpaths to provide safe and hassle-free movement for pedestrians. In this regard, a consultant has been appointed to carry out a survey of Tonk Road to widen the footpaths. A senior JDA engineer said, “Initially, after …
JAIPUR: Driving in to Parkota (Walled City) and parking your vehicle there will be costlier from Saturday onwards, as civic authorities will start levying premium parking fees. In all three markets of the area, the Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) will charge premium parking fees for both four-wheelers and two-wheelers. The …
JAIPUR: Targeting a revenue of more than Rs 800 crore for the financial year 2013-14 , the Jaipur Municipal Corporation ( JMC) on Monday presented the budget with a total outlay of Rs 1,015 crore. Mayor JyotiKhandelwal read out the details amid uproar and protest in hall. In the budget, …
Jaipur: The state government is mulling to impose fresh charges on developers for laying water pipelines in new residential colonies, housing societies and highrise buildings. The idea was proposed during a meeting of the Public Health and Engineering Department (PHED) and the Urban Development and Housing (UDH) on Wednesday. Keeping …
Move May Break Deadlock With JDA & Agitating Farmers Jaipur: The Union ministry of urban development’s suggestion to construct the ring road project on self-financing basis can solve the long-pending problems of the state government. As the deadlock over the construction of ring road on 360 meters continues between the …
Jaipur: The environment report card is out and Rajasthan is among the worst performers in the country. A latest compendium of “Environment Statistics India 2012” released by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MOSPI) indicates that Rajasthan’s environment situation is appalling. The state has the fifth highest consumption for …
This paper is part of research on Urban Lake Governance in India which includes in-depth case study of Mansagar Lake Governance. The focus of the paper is on people's perception on social and ecological aspects of Mansagar.
Jaipur: The Man Sagar is teeming with birds these days and it’s time again for the annual bird fair in Pink City. Compared to previous years, the lake has significantly improved. The stench is now a thing of the past, but there is still a lot that needs to be …
The 16th Birding Fair, starting at the scenic Man Sagar lake here this Friday, will be devoted to conservation of urban lakes which are getting extinct at an alarming rate because of lack of priority and inadequate administrative control in most of the cities. Ironically lakes are dying out at …
With radiation scare leading to a clampdown on mobile tower installations, the most discernible fallout is the rising incidence of call drops in cities such as Delhi and Mumbai. Ironically, the more serious worry is that weaker signals are forcing mobile handsets to compensate by ramping up transmission power, effectively …
Jaipur: After making alternations in the design several times, the state government has finally decided to shelve the Bus Rapid Transit Service (BRTS) project proposed from Panipech to Sanganer. Finding it non- viable due to space constraints along the road, the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) took the decision to drop …
Kochi: Almost half of the Kochi population is overweight, reveals a 11-city survey on obesity-related trends, putting the city on top of the list. The AC Nielsen survey conducted for a medical company found 46% of the people in the city above their ideal weight, out of which 13% were …
Jaipur: Mercury continued to take a dip across the state as cold wave conditions continued. Mount Abu in hills while Sriganganagar in plains remained coldest in the state and recorded a minimum temperature of 1.4 and 2.3 degrees Celsius, respectively, the Met reports said on Tuesday. Jaipurites woke up to …
Jaipur: Around 35,000 cars are parked every day without paying charges which is leading to ever-increasing congestion on the city roads, reveals a survey carried out Tuesday it was learnt that civic bodies charge only 1000 cars per day for parking which is encouraging more users. Suggestion to impose parking …
Jaipur: For a state considered a frontrunner in the solar energy sector, Rajasthan is falling behind in the ‘race for the sun’. Its efforts to develop three solar cities in the state have been a damp squib even as cities in many other states have got their master plans approved …
JAIPUR: The kite mania in the Pink City caused mayhem for winged creatures on Monday. Nearly 300 birds of different species were admitted to bird hospitals and transit camps. The birds got injured by the glass-coated manjha and many of them died or were disabled forever. Since morning bird casualties …
JAIPUR: Residents of Pink City woke up to the coldest morning of the season on Monday when the city recorded a minimum temperature of 2.3 degrees Celsius, almost 5 degrees below the normal minimum. In most places of the state, shivering cold conditions threw life out of normal gear with …
Jaipur:Not only the opposition but the administration too has picked holes in city’s sanitation work. Taking a strong exception to the muck and dirt scattered during the chief minister’s programme at the Scouts & Guides headquarters located at Ram Niwas Bagh here on Monday, the district collector shoots a letter …
