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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Government declares Jal Mahal, Man Sagar lake protected
JAIPUR: The state government has declared the city's Jal Mahal and the Man Sagar lake as a protected area and placed it under the Rajasthan Lake Development Authority to restrict "activities" in and around
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Adani to set up solar project in Jaisalmer
JAISALMER: Adani Power has started searching for land for setting up 2000 megawatt solar power project. Senior officials of the company had recently come to Jaisalmer. Sources confirmed that Adani Power
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Rajasthan pips Gujarat in solar power, becomes No. 1 in country
JAIPUR: Gujarat, which remained the undisputed leader in solar energy generation till recently in the country, has finally been left behind by its close rival Rajasthan, and given the number of projects
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Green turf' offers a secured career
JAIPUR: Career opportunities in the environment science offer research-based work, thrill, adventure and fat pay packages. Over a dozen disciplines related to environment science are being offered by state
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Mine lease holders, supporters beat up protesting villagers in Jhunjhunu
JAIPUR: Supporters of some mining lease holders allegedly opened fire and beat up villagers with sticks when the latter were staging a sit-in against illegal blasts in mines near Chidawa's Chanana area
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Raj report on 'lost Saraswati' may get Central nod by June
JAIPUR: The mystery over the existence of Saraswati river, it seems, may soon be solved. To resume the project of identifying the paleochannel of the lost river, the state government has submitted a detailed
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Endangered vulture chick sighted in Bikaner
BIKANER: A wild life conservator spotted a rare sight in Bikaner recently, a vulture chick. It belongs to the endangered long-billed vulture species. The birth of the chick, reported to have occurred
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Heatwave intensifies, Jaipur records season's highest at 46 degrees Celsius
JAIPUR/JAISALMER: Heat wave conditions aggravated in the state on Monday as a majority of places in the state witnessed maximum temperature above the normal notch. Churu remained hottest in the state where
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Mining should be banned in Aravali region: Environmentalist Chandi Prasad Bhatt
Gandhian leader and noted environmentalist Chandi Prasad Bhatt said mining activities should be banned in the Aravali region in the interest of the state and its people. "If mining is mandatory at all,
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New policy allows mining leases in Devasthan land too
JAIPUR: The new mineral policy has not even spared god's property from mining activities. After opening up forests and arable land, the government will grant mining leases in Devasthan department's land