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 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mool Singh Vs Union of India & Others dated 26/09/2019 regarding management of waste during the holding of Kailadevi Mela, Karauli District, Rajasthan. The District Magistrate Karauli has been directed to be present on the next date of hearing - …
JAIPUR: The State Human Rights Commission has taken cognizance of a report in a prominent Hindi newspaper about two villages - Sriji Kheda in Bhilwara district and Ranidhara Phali in Sirohi - where residents die young because of the high levels of silicon dioxide and crystals of silica in the …
Hundreds of people have been evacuated to safer places in eastern Rajasthan after heavy rainfall over the past two days led to a flood-like situation in the region and severed road connectivity to many areas. Incessant rainfall lashed Bharatpur, Dholpur, Karauli districts inundating several areas. Bharatpur District Collector Laxminarayan Soni …
JAIPUR: Call it a mere coincidence or another feather in the state's cap, but Rajasthan, one of the states plagued most by mining, has quietly thrown up a unique model to compensate mine workers afflicted with silicosis and other life threatening diseases. This comes at a time when most states …
Over 10,000 Dependent on Illegal Mining for Livelihood Alwar: Nearly 10,000 peoplein 50 villages of Alwar’s Tijara area alone are dependent on illegal mining for earning their bread and butter. This simple statistics of a small area in Alwar speaks volumes aboutthe gravity ofillegal mining in Rajasthan even asthe administration, …
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 …
With loss of habitat and rising incidents of human-bear conflicts plaguing the sloth bear population in Rajasthan, the state government has drawn up an ambitious conservation plan for the nocturnal animal. During a recent survey conducted by the Wildlife Trust of India, the sloth bear population was found to be …
JAIPUR: Rajasthan's industries and mines minister Rajendra Pareek has said that illegal mining in the state was like a 'socially organised crime'. Pareek rubbished the BJP's allegations that illegal mining in the state enjoyed patronage from the Congressmen and counter accused the opposition party of shielding the culprits during its …
Jaipur: The state cabinet on Monday approved the proposal to create a Vidhan Parishad, as was announced by chief minister Ashok Gehlot in his budget speech last month. The cabinet also approved a series of other proposals, including setting up of the Rajasthan Water Resources Regulatory Authority (RWRR), clearing the …
Convention centre at Sitapur; silica mining lease for Saint Gobain The Rajasthan Cabinet on Wednesday decided to do away with the controversial provision 90 B from the land conversion rules and also carry out necessary amendments to 90 A to make it simple and transparent. A Cabinet meeting presided over …
JAIPUR: Another swine flu death was reported in the state on Sunday. An 18-year-old man, resident of Karauli district, died of the disease. A quack in Karauli district was responsible for his slowly bleeding to death. This is the second consecutive swine flu death in the past two days. Earlier, …
Lack of rain, proper monitoring did ambitious scheme in Aimed at countering the drought scenario in the desert state, Harit Rajasthan, an ambitious scheme of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, has failed to deliver the desired results due to lack of rain and failure to implement the scheme properly at the …
RAMPAL Singh Yadav, 25, moves with an air of purpose on his crutches, supervising the stone-crushing work by a nearly 80-strong group laying a road in Sunela gram pan-chayat, Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh. An intermediate student, Yadav is among a handful of young men with varying physical disabilities who have …
