The state's declaration of ban on polythene bags is ineffective as many plastic bags could be seen in the market till now.
Almost one month has passed since the ban on polythene carry bags yet still a number of people are seen carrying goods in their plastic bags.
The state government had imposed ban on the polythene carry bags because it is a polluting agent.

Hefty fines in store for violators from week starting September 6 to sensitise people

DNA Correspondent
To check the increasing air pollution caused by vehicles, the state traffic department will start a pollution control drive, beginning September 6.
The transport department will take stricter action against vehicles which do not have a pollution under control certificate or has expired and

In an attempt to create more space for tigers in Ranthambhore national park, the forest department has started an ambitious drive of reclaiming 1,000sq km land from the locals.
Once the process is complete, the national park in Ranthambhore will have three times more space for the wild cats than its current span.
At present, there are 39 tigers in Ranthambhore, squeezed in a protected forest cov

Govt directs Karauli admin to release water from Panchna Dam into sanctuary

DNA Correspondent
After a long wait, water will be released in the famous wetlands of Ghana wildlife sanctuary in Bharatpur to revive its dying ecosystem.

A Rs1500-crore glass complex, with a capacity to manufacture three lakh tonnes of international quality float glass every year, is being set up by Saint-Gobain, Paris-based giant firm in glass products, in the Karahani industrial area of Bhiwadi (Alwar).

District administration says the workers were paid wages according to the work they did
Jaipur: Around 100 Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA) workers, engaged in digging a stretch of land for the past 13 days were paid a paltry Re1 per day as wages with the district administration, justifying the payment saying it was a small area collectively dug by workers.
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The current mess over Mumbai's second airport at Navi Mumbai, Orissa's struggles to get the Posco steel project and the Vedanta bauxite mining controversy all emphasise the need for a transparent dialogue on environmental policies. All these projects started without completing the required protocols only to become mired in controversy later.

The Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) has decided to carry out the green drive more smartly. The authority had decided to plant such tress which would not require much water and maintenance. Plants like sheesham (dalbergia sissoo), neem (azadirachta indica) and karanj (pongamia pinnata) would be planted throughout 3,000 km region of Jaipur soon.

Aditya Kant
The state government is considering a proposal for setting up of new divisional level tribunals, which would deal with complaints and disputes concerning mining and a host of other acts.

The state machinery has failed to act against corruption in at least 28 panchayats, one each in all districts, in utilisation of funds under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA).
The recovery of over Rs6.18 crore is due towards the programme officers, sarpanches, village secretaries, engineers and other officials in these panchayats since the special teams conducted