Thousands of farmers who had earlier refused to accept the compensation given by the state government for their damaged crops held a rally in Kota on Thursday.

For the third consecutive day on Sunday, heat wave conditions prevailed in the state with majority of the places witnessing maximum temperatures on and above 40 degrees Celsius.

Already facing delay, the mining policy 2015 will now be reviewed by the ministerial sub-group constituted on Thursday.

AJMER: Forest and environment minister Rajkumar Rinwa on Monday admitted that mining mafias in Rajasthan are so powerful that mines department can't control illegal mining.

JAISALMER: Indian Railways is exploring solar and windmill power generation through public-private partnership (PPP) for the proposed electrification of routes in Marwar region.

JAIPUR: Rajasthan leads the country with the largest geographical area under mining leases, hence leading to largest diversion of forest land.

JAIPUR: If all goes well according to the plan, the city will not only get rid of its garbage menace but also it will be able to utilize the garbage in generating power.

JAIPUR: The Lokayukta has shot a letter to the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) for not taking action against the owners, who park their cars on the road in front of their houses.

JAIPUR: Illegal mining has emerged as one of the biggest fountainheads of loss of revenue in the state with the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report being tabled in the assembly on Wednesda

The state assembly on Saturday passed the Rajasthan Lakes (protection and development) Authority Bill, 2015, even as the opposition demanded that it be sent to the house's select committee to fix l