Jodhpur (D)

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding desilting of the Defence Colony drain in Delhi before the monsoon, 16/04/2025

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 …

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15 deaths in three weeks damn Jodhpur

12 pregnant women die in 10 days before Jodhpur hospital wakes up, says IV `tainted'

UMAID Two foetuses die, 10 survive; first probe finds `tainted' IV fluid, doctors say need to probe more IT took 10 days and the death of 12 fullterm pregnant women in Jodhpur in Rajasthan before state health authorities woke up to suspect that all might have died after being administered …

WB team begins visit to study aid proposal for agri sector

Jaipur: A seven-member team of the World Bank led by country director Roberto Zagha began a visit to the state on Tuesday to study the government

Jodhpur, Neemrana to become smart cities

Proposals Sent To Centre, Cities Will Be Part Of DMIC Project Jaipur: We have, sort of, stopped wondering how gadgets that we use today flood us with information and applications, which would have challenged our imagination a decade ago. But, we are certainly wowed by their utility that has made …

Govt turns blind eye to asbestosis victims demands

Jaipur: On the sixth day of a dharna being staged by group of alleged asbestosis victims at the Jhadole block of Udaipur, instead of being given a patient ear, the subdivisional magistrate

HC stay on 1,117 leases

Ajay Parmar | TNN Jodhpur: In a major setback to the state government, the Rajasthan High Court on Monday stayed the allotment process of 1,117 sandstone mining leases at Sihanda in Balesar tehsil of Jodhpur district. The leases were being granted without taking the environmental clearance from the Ministry of …

Mining leases: HC asks govt to reply in a week

Ajay Parmar | TNN Jodhpur: Hearing a PIL seeking a stay on the recently allotted mining leases in Jodhpur, the Rajasthan High Court on Monday gave a week

Silicosis victims: Union to submit memorandum

JODHPUR: With the compensation announced by the human rights commission for the silicosis victims of Gujarat and MP last week, the victims of Jodhpur, who have long been awaiting compensation from the state government, have now decided to press their demand. The Jodhpur mine workers, under the banner of the …

Sustainable community-managed resources key to check land degradation

JODHPUR: To delve on various ways to control the land degradation of the Thar Desert, a two-day workshop was organised by the Jal Bhagirathi Foundation here on Thursday. The UNDP-supported project Sustainable Participatory Management of Natural Resources to Control Land Degradation in the Thar Desert Ecosystem' envisages development and implementation …

Bishnois join hands with experts to save flora and fauna of Thar

JODHPUR: The Bishnoi community, for whom conservation is religion, joined the scientists researching on the flora and fauna of the desert in a first time ever joint biodiversity brainstorming on the arid lands of the Thar in Rajasthan and Kutch in Gujarat here. A two-day workshop in the Sun City …

22,000 malaria cases reported in state

Malaria cases continue to rise in the western districts of the state. The number of cases recorded in three western districts was around 11,000 till last week, half of the total cases of 22,000 reported so far in the state. "This year the number of cases reported in the state …

Rhythms of Jodhpur village enthral Charles

Palak Nandi | TNN Toleshar Charnan (Jodhpur): This dusty village on the outskirts of Jodhpur, nearly 40 kilometres from the city, had an unusual visitor on Tuesday when Prince Charles arrived here for a glimpse of the village lifestyle and the unique water harvesting methods prevelant in the region. The …

Charles to visit Jodhpur on Tuesday

JODHPUR: The Prince of Wales, Charles and his wife Camilla Parker Bowles will arrive in Jodhpur on Tuesday for a day's visit. He will see the successful water harvesting methods and conservation of traditional rural water bodies in the region. He will also interact with villagers. The prince is also …

Sandstone quarries: Allocation may lead to row

Anindo Dey | TNN Jaipur: A public outcry is expected after the mining department recently allocated more than two quarries per applicant in a recently held lottery of sandstone quarries at Sihanda village of Shergarh in Jodhpur. As per the minor mineral rule 22, no person can be given more …

Panel to look into silicosis cases in Jodhpur

The committee will comprise representatives from NGOs and various departments of the government Jaipur: Taking a serious note of the directives of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) for paying compensation to the next of kin of the 22 deceased silicosis victims and 48 others affected by it in Jodhpur, …

Captive care centres needed to save vultures

Ajay Parmar | TNN Jodhpur: Despite the fact that population of vulture is constantly declining in the state, nothing substantial has been done so far to conserve these natural scavengers. Though they are being treated at the rescue centres of the zoos, researchers have stressed the need of creating separate …

Green city: Aerial spraying of seeds on hills near Jodhpur

Ajay Parmar | TNN Jodhpur: Jodhpur Municipal Corporation (JMC) has undertaken a project to make the hills around the city green. Cashing in on the rainy season, the corporation has decided to go for aerial spraying of seeds of the local flora on these hills. The mayor, Rameshwer Dadhich flagged …

Solar power for Rajasthan

JAIPUR: The Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation on Monday released a draft

Indian gazelle facing threat from stray dogs

Sunny Sebastian JAIPUR: The Indian gazelle population in an around Jodhpur district is facing threat of extermination and the danger, surprisingly, is not from poachers but stray dogs which have turned predators. According to an estimate there are a thousand cases annually of dogs attacking and killing gazelles, the State …

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