Wind power firms left in the lurch
Jaipur: Despite power regulator Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) reversing an order passed by the previous government last year and bringing in fresh norms to ensure continuity in renewable
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Solar energy more cost-effective than thermal power
JAIPUR: The state will become self-sufficient in power by 2013, said minister for energy and higher education Jitendra Singh. He was speaking at the inaugural of two-day state-level conference on Power and Energy Systems-2011 at Rajasthan Technical University on Saturday.
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SC nod for bridge across Chambal: Govt
JAIPUR: The state government on Thursday claimed that the Supreme Court has allowed it to construct a bridge across the Chambal River near village Makhida in Bundi district.
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Keoladeo sanctuary to go solar
JAIPUR: The Keoladeo bird sanctuary in Bharatpur would soon be contributing to conservation in more ways than one. Apart from being one of the finest birding areas, the sanctuary would soon go solar.
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State to suffer more sandstorms: Scientists
AJMER: The Union ministry of earth sciences predicts that Rajasthan will have huge sandstorms in the future as an effect of climate change. The state is now in the danger zone 3 of earthquake. The ministry has decided to build observatories in various parts of the country to calculate the climatic conditions.
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Cabinet clears solar policy among other decisions
JAIPUR: The state cabinet on Wednesday took a number of decisons.
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NRHM focused on rural healthcare
The National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) was introduced in 2005 in 18 states of the country including Rajasthan.
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Govt plans national awards for environment protectors
JAIPUR: The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) will institute national awards in the names of Amrita Devi and Gaura Devi, two women considered pioneers of India's environmental conservation movement.
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Rapid spread of HIV in Jaisalmer alarming
JAISALMER: Amid the rolling sand dunes and the flourishing tourism in the desert district of Jaisalmer, the rapid spread of HIV is casting dark shadows. Currently, Jaisalmer is categorised as one of the low-risk areas but the rapid increase in HIV prevalence is threatening to take the desert district among the list of high-risk ones. As per official records, Jaisalmer falls under the D categ
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Centre to provide funds to end water scarcity in Rajasthan: Ahluwalia
Deputy chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Tuesday assured adequate funding from the Centre to end water scarcity in Rajasthan, particularly in the border districts including Jaisalmer and Barmer. Ahluwalia along with Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot was on a daylong visit to the water project sites in Jaisalmer district and took stock of the ongoing work. "The
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Two rare vulture species seen in Baran
JAIPUR: Reported sighting of two rare species of vultures in large numbers in Baran district on Tuesday cheered environmentalists and bird watchers. "These two rare species -- white rumped and long billed were sighted in large numbers on the banks of Villasi river in Kishangang and Kraye river in Shabad, respectively," SDM Muktanand Agrawal said here on Tuesday. Noted bird watcher and vultur