Six state-owned firms, including BHEL and Power Grid Corporation, on Wednesday signed an initial agreement for setting up the world's largest ultra mega solar power project in Rajasthan.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vijay Saini Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. dated 29/01/2014 regarding protection of the trees including de-concretisation at their base where either the roads have
been built or concrete tiles were laid all around the trees preventing percolation of water in the soil and chocking the trees completely.

Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/126-2013(CZ)(OA)_29Jan2014.pdf

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Santosh Mittal & Ors Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. dated 29/01/2014 regarding illegal mining being carried out in the District Alwar.

Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/127-2013(CZ)(OA)_29Jan2014.pdf

JAIPUR: The state government's revenue department is gearing up for framing rules for the new Land Acquisition Act that has come into force from January 1 this year.

Jaipur: There are growing fears over the fate of Machli, the celebrated tigress of Ranthambore National Park, who continues to be missing after she was last spotted on January 9 in zone 5 of the pa

The decision to reduce penalties under Rajasthan Forest (amendment) Act, 2012 by the cabinet on Thursday has opened backdoor entry for mine mafias to grab depleting forest land.

The BJP on Monday targeted the previous Congress government for failing to resolve the state's drinking water issue even though the neighbouring Gujarat government was ready to help it.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Madhusudan Sharma Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. dated 27/01/2014 regarding contaminated water being supplied to some of the residential colonies in the city of Jaipur. By such act, few deaths have taken place and the health of the residents has been put to jeopardy.

Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/48-2014(CZ)(MApp)_27Jan2014.pdf

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s. Mewat Stone Crushing Co. Vs. Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board dated 24/01/2014 regarding illegal mining in Village Chhinnawara, Tehsil Pahadi, District Bharatpur, Rajasthan. A penalty of Rs. 8,00,000/- (Rupees Eight Lakh) was imposed upon the Appellant, who has sought time for depositing the same.

Farmers blame drastic fall in groundwater table on bottling plant, saying it draws out far more water than can be naturally recharged

Till the late 1990s, Bansi Aheer, like all other farmers around Kaladera, used to irrigate his seven-bigha farm, drawing water from a well. “Water was easily available at about 40 feet. But it dropped annually by one or two feet and later by eight or ten feet,” he says.

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