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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Govt campaign fails to contain adulteration
Jaipur. Of the 5,782 food samples collected by the health department till September 15 this year, 1095 have been confirmed of adulteration after lab tests.
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4-member expert team in Sariska to rate the reserve
Rajendra Sharma | TNN Sariska: It is a chance for the Sariska tiger reserve to regain its lost glory.
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State wildlife advisory board to meet after a gap of 3 years
Anindo Dey | TNN Jaipur: The much-awaited meeting of the State Wildlife Advisory Board has been scheduled for September 22. Incidentally, this will only be the second meeting of the board since the chief minister was nominated as its chairman in 2002.
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UN for NREGA audit to make Raj food secure
Anindo Dey | TNN Jaipur: Social audit and food security may seem strange bedfellows but not if a report of the United Nation
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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 than two quarries.
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Swine flu toll crosses 50, claims three in state
JAIPUR. Swine flu toll continued to swell in the state as three more deaths were reported in Ajmer and Udaipur on Friday. The official H1N1 toll since April now stands at 52. Despite the government's efforts, the disease has continued to spread across the state and claim more lives. It has emerged as a major threat to pregnant women and children in the state.
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22 districts in state food insecure: UN report
JAIPUR: Around 22 districts in Rajasthan have been identified as those requiring immediate attention in terms of food security, according to the food security atlas of rural Rajasthan released jointly by the Institute of Human Development and the United Nation's World Food Programme (UNWFP) on Friday.
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Rajasthans no to cubs entry into Sariska reserve
Anindo Dey & Vijay Pinjarkar | TNN Jaipur/Nagpur: Rajasthan has quietly turned down the offer' of a Maharashtra wildlife sanctuary to relocate three tiger cubs to the Sariska Tiger Reserve.
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Cheetah scheme: Forest ministry talks on Friday
Vimal Bhatia | TNN Jaisalmer: Officials of the ministry of forest and environment will meet on Friday to discuss the nitty-gritties of the cheetah reintroduction project. The meeting is likely to be chaired by Union minister for forest and environment Jairam Ramesh and will be attended by the chief wildlife wardens of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh besides officials of the NTCA and the WII. Th