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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JDA against underground parking at Statue Circle
JAIPUR: Putting an end to the confusion, the JDA board on Monday decided against any underground parking at Statue Circle. The board, while approving the beautification' and development' of the Statue Circle, said there will not be any underground parking there.
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R'bore luxury resort booked for noise pollution
RANTHAMBORE: The luxury-tented resort that played host to the jungle wedding of British comedian Russel Brand and US pop singer Katy Perry will now have to face the music for alleged violation of the noise pollution control rules. The police has booked a case against the resort on Saturday.The tented camp is located on the edge of the tiger park and it is barely 100 metres away from the boundar
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Global Tiger Forum to seek global focus
SARISKA: Breaking away from the notion of a India-centric body, the Global Tiger Forum will soon seek more responsiblity by helping out tiger range countries (TRCs) in tiger recovery and conservation plans. As a first step, the GTF will approach the Centre for fincial and other support to be enable its tiger range members to form national core groups.
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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 of an integrated planning and management st
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Nomadic tribes extend support to NREGS workers
JAIPUR: For the first time, the ongoing Mazdoor Satyagrah at Statue Circle here, brought together various nomadic and marginalised communities in the state on a common platform on Thursday. Representatives from the Kalbeliya, Garia Lohar, Banjara, Kherua and other communities came together, sharing the platform with NREGS workers demanding minimum wages. "These are communities that don't eve
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Sariska mining leases in violation of SCs Feb order
JAIPUR: The Rajasthan government's decision to issue 40 new mining leases adjacent to the Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary violates an eight-month-old Supreme Court order. In a brazen move that favours the mining lobby, the state government had on Tuesday granted 40 new mining leases in the eco-sensitive zone near the sanctuary.
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Jaipur Metro a lopsided priority
JAIPUR: Terming the Rs 12,000-crore Jaipur Metro project a product of lopsided priorities and false projection of passenger load, former finance minister and BJP leader Manik Chand Surana demanded an immediate halt of the project and a thorough investigation into it. Addressing a press conference here on Saturday, he said he had written a letter to the chief minister demanding the project deser
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25% traffic cops have less than 80% lung efficiency
Avanindra Mishra | TNN Jaipur: The rising pollution levels are left police persons short of breath. Of the 109 traffic policemen who underwent a spirometry test, 26 were detected with weak lungs.
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Rotting foodgrains: bid to help fiis?
BJP Accuses UPA Govt Of Creating Food Inflation Jaipur: There seems to be a deeper conspiracy behind the rotting foodgrains in FCI godowns across the country than meets the eye. According to BJP national secretary Kirit Somaiya, the Congress-led UPA government was deliberately allowing the foodgrains to rot so as to benefit foreign institutional investors (FIIs), commodity traders and liqu
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Raj violating forest Act: Centre
35 Mines Operating Without Permission: Environment Ministry Rachna Singh | TNN Jaipur: The Aravalli hills in Rajasthan is crumbling to the pressure of illegal mining despite a Supreme Court order earlier this year putting a blanket ban on any kind of mining activity in the hills.