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 …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of M/s Leela Tex. Exports & Others Vs State of Rajasthan & Others dated 01/05/2014 regarding pollution caused by industries particularly textile industries operating in the Heavy Industrial Area of Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of U.R. Beniwal V/s State of Rajasthan & Ors. dated 01/05/2014 regarding waste water/trade effluent being directly discharged into the river Jojri by industries. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/448-2013(THC)(OA)_1May2014.pdf
Land-use and land-cover change in the Thar Desert region of Rajasthan threatens the persistence of many ecologically and economically important species. The Bishnoi people of Rajasthan have religiously protected a keystone tree species, Prosopis cineraria, locally known as the Khejeri tree, for over five centuries. We conducted the first comparative …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of U.R. Beniwal V/s State of Rajasthan & Ors. dated 19/12/2013 regarding pollution in river Jojari, Jodhpur District, Rajasthan and that the the sludge layer in the said river is more than two meters and this pollution is increasing by the …
JAIPUR: Untreated industrial and domestic effluent has turned rivers in Rajasthan into chemical-laden toxic 'nullahs' that are adversely affecting the ground water and health of people living around the 'once natural rivers.' The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in a report on 'Polluted River Stretches in India' has identified five …
Jaipur: A Banswara-based mining businessman, Fakhruddin Ali, has sent a legal notice to Rajasthan government accusing it of selective interpretation of mining norms in the state. In his notice, Fakhruddin has alleged that while the state government cancelled the mining lease allotted to him after he transferred the lease in …
Asia's largest single location solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant with a generation capacity of 55 MW was commissioned on Wednesday. The project was part of the first phase of the National Solar Mission. Union renewable energy minister Farooq Abdullah and chief minister Ashok Gehlot inaugurated the solar energy plant, which …
Solairedirect Energy India Pvt Ltd, a unit of Paris-based solar engineering firm Solairedirect Group on Wednesday inaugurated a 5.6 MW solar park under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM). This is the company's first project in India. The solar park will generate 9000 MWh per annum, enough to power …
Ashok Gehlot is facing his biggest crisis yet. With less than a year of his term left, the Rajasthan chief minister has been accused of misusing his position in allocating sandstone mines in Jodhpur to his close relatives in violation of all rules and regulations. Gehlot has vehemently denied any …
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 …
JAIPUR: Anticipating more investments in tourism sector, the 'Tourism Unit Policy-2007' has been extended till March 31, 2014. Besides, the financial year 2013-14 would see an expenditure of Rs 50 lakh incurred on 10 villages. Among the villages to be developed from tourism point of view are Thalasar in Churu, …
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 …
Welspun Energy, India’s biggest developer of solar projects, on Tuesday said it has commissioned a 15 Mega—Watt solar project in Rajasthan ahead of schedule. The 15 MW solar PV project is first of the 3 projects totalling 50 MW that the company’s subsidiary had won in Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar …
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 …
Jodhpur: The vulture population at two most important congregation sites of the bird (which is now endangered) in the state is going down. One site is in Jodhpur, where vultures, especially migratory ones, are decreasing due to unavailability of carcasses; while the second site is in Bikaner where these birds …
An ambitious food fortification programme launched in Rajasthan this past September benefiting school children through the mid-day meals scheme will be expanded this year to cover about 10 lakh children. The centralised kitchens are supplying fortified soya dal analogue containing additional micronutrients under the project. The State Government is implementing …
SEI Solar Power Pvt Ltd will raise around $34.3 from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to support its proposed greenfield solar farm project in Rajasthan. SEI Solar is a joint venture between Singapore-based SunEdison Energy and Astronergy Solar Korea Co Ltd The fund raising will help the company develop, construct, …
