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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Slum dwellers make fabric sanitary pads to save environment
UDAIPUR: Waking up to the vast damage caused to the environment by disposable sanitary napkins which often choke sewer lines and pollute landfills, an Udaipur-based NGO has been making and advocating reusable
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Raj govt moves SC against HC order on mining leases
The Rajasthan government has moved the Supreme Court on Tuesday against the Rajasthan High Court order restraining the state government from granting any more mining leases, quarry licenses and short-term
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No court relief for Sanganeer textile units
The Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday stuck to its earlier order directing the Pollution Control Board to close down all polluting textile units working without a no-objection certificate (NOC) in the Sanganeer
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Ranthambore lost its most famous tiger because of hoteliers' lobby?
Ranthambore hoteliers, scared that the park's most-watched tiger may scare away guests, used their clout to have T24 relocated to Udaipur zoo, and kept the operation so secretive that even forest minister
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T-24's relocation puts two cubs' life in danger
The shifting of Ranthambore tiger T-24 has changed territorial equations in the reserve. A day after the dominant male tiger was moved to a biological park in Udaipur, wildlife experts expressed concerns
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HC dismisses PIL on allotment of mines
The Rajasthan high court has on Tuesday dismissed a PIL alleging that the state exchequer had suffered a loss of Rs 2,000 crore in the allotment of cement-grade limestone mines to four cement companies
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Water supply woes continue for densely populated colonies in Jaipur
Densely populated colonies in areas such as Jagatpura and Swage Farm are struggling for adequate water supply this summer. In absence of infrastructure, the Public Health Engineering Department's (PHED)
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893 textile units in Sanganer served closure notices
Following a high court order, the Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB) has issued closure notices to 893 textile units in Sanganer. All these units have failed to install a common effluent treatment
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Jaipur: Groundwater table sinks 25 metres in 10 yrs
JAIPUR: In the past one decade, the groundwater level in the city has depleted by 25 metres. All the 13 blocks in the city have been declared as dark zones by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB).
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Villager jumps off 3-storey house in protest against land acquisition
Agitating against the land acquisition for construction of an airport in Kishangarh town, a villager of Rathoron Ki Dhani on Thursday attempted suicide by jumping from the water tank of his three-storey