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 …
For the third consecutive day on Sunday, heat wave conditions prevailed in the state with majority of the places witnessing maximum temperatures on and above 40 degrees Celsius. Jaisalmer remained hottest with a maximum temperature of 44.5 degrees Celsius, the Met reports said on Sunday. Attributing the continuous rise in …
JAISALMER: Indian Railways is exploring solar and windmill power generation through public-private partnership (PPP) for the proposed electrification of routes in Marwar region. "Railways has developed an action plan for power supply in next five years with private partnership for setting up 1,000 Mw solar power project and 25 Mw …
JAISALMER: Hundreds of villagers staged a demonstration here on Tuesday against proposed acquisition of their villages and subsequent relocation to develop an army firing range. The army has started the process of survey in dozens of villages for acquiring land for new manual field firing range in Fatehgarh sub division …
State animal Chinkara, the state bird Great Indian Bustard and the national bird Peacock can all be offered over dinner in Rajasthan. While at the face of it only Salman Khan is known to be infamous for the banned royal sport, hunting of the endangered species carries on unabated in …
JAIPUR: The arid regions of Rajasthan are the worst sufferer of climatic changes, according to Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI), Jodhpur. Eleven districts in this zone have seen a rise in surface heating, reduction in rainfall, change in crop pattern and low milk productivity of livestock. The inference emerged …
Presence of fresh water zones below the upper saline layers in the deserts of Jaisalmer, arsenic-free aquifer after the top zone in Bihar and water-bearing aquifer at a depth of 200 metres in the hard rock areas of Tumkur, Karnataka are among some of interesting findings that emerged from Heliborne …
Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited had placed the order on the company, for setting up a Gas Turbine State-owned BHEL today announced the commissioning of 160 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant in Rajasthan. "The commissioning of the steam turbine has enabled the gas turbine, which was commissioned earlier, to …
Members of Pong Dam Oustees Multipurpose Cooperative Samiti staged a token protest dharna on the premises of the Deputy Commissioner (Relief and Rehabilitation) office at Raja Ka Talab near here yesterday. Samiti president Ram Kumar Sharma said the dharna had been held to protest against the apathy and failure of …
Plant has capacity of 47.6 Mw As part of its diversification plans, National Aluminium Company (Nalco), a navratna PSU under Union mines ministry has commissioned its second wind power plant at Ludarva in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan. The wind power project with a capacity of 47.6 Mw was commissioned on …
100 MW CSP plant is being built at a cost of Rs 2,100 crores Anil Ambani group firm Reliance Power today said it is on track to commission a 100 MW solar project in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer district by March next year. "Pre commissioning activities have commenced (at the 100 mega-watt) …
To Be Done In Dausa, Its First Such Study For the first time in the country, Heliborne Geophysical Survey (HGS) will be conducted on Friday in Dausa district to map water pools beneath ground, popularly known as aquifer. The Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) with technical assistance from National Geophysical …
The railways is going for its first public-private partnership (PPP) in a windmill energy project. The national transporter will be calling tenders for a 25-MW wind energy plant near Jaisalmer in Rajasthan soon. The railways is expecting companies such as Suzlon, GE, Siemens, Goldwind and Encore to come forward for …
Heavy rain lashed several places on Tuesday with at least 5 districts witnessing flood-like situation due to excessive rain in the past one week. Normal life continued to remain affected in Kota, Jhalawar, Baran, Bundi, Tonk, Dholpur, Karauli and Sawai Madhopur districts. Siwana(Barmer) received a rain of 190 mm on …
A team of forest officials on Thursday arrested three members of a poaching gang active in hunting the Great Indian Bustard(GIB) in Srianganagar area. The GIB is on the verge of extinction and is the state bird of Rajasthan. A four-wheeler (gypsy) and cartridges used for hunting have also been …
The wind power plant has been set up at Ludarva in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer district Moving ahead in its diversification plans, National Aluminium Company (Nalco) has achieved partial commissioning of its second wind power plant with a capacity of 47.6 Mw. The wind power plant has been set up at Ludarva …
Welspun Energy, on Thursday, said it had achieved financial closure of its 20 MW wind power project in Jaisalmer in Rajasthan. `Welspun Energy has achieved financial closure of its 20 MW wind power project at Jaisalmer. The company has received a sanction exceeding Rs.120 crore as against a debt requirement …
Govt Reworked On Documents After UN Body Rejected Five Of The Six Monuments Last Year Six hill forts of Rajasthan have been included in Unesco’s World Heritage list. The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), which evaluates cultural properties for Unesco, has recommended the inclusion of Chittorgarh Fort (Chittorgarh), …
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 …
As per the contract, the service partner KRPEL will bring the investment and expertise to rejuvenate the depleted fields of the ONGC ONGC Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) chairman and managing director Sudhir Vasudeva said that the state-run enterprise intends to set up its own power plants, not …
JAISALMER: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to inaugurate two 50 megawatt solar projects at Phalodi in Jodhpur district by the end of this week. A detailed itinerary of his visit is yet to come but after his approval the state as well as district administration has begun preparations. The …
