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.
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.
JAIPUR: The health department will organize a special screening to identify malnourished children and admit them at malnutrition treatment centre (MTC) and boost immunization which have been includ
दो से तीन हजार रुपए कम हो सकते हैं भाव, राज्य सरकार को मंजूरी के लिए भेजी
खान एवं भू-विज्ञान निदेशालय ने प्रदेश में को सस्ते भाव में बजरी उपलब्ध करवाने की नीति तैयार की है। इस पर सरकार की मुहर लगना बाकी है। अब तक बजरी खनन का ठेका सबसे ज्यादा राशि देने वाले को छिया जाता था, लेकिन नई नीति के तहत सबसे कम कीमत में खनन करने वाले को यह जिम्मेदारी सौंपी जाएगी। इसकी पूरी जिम्मेदारी राजस्थान स्टेट माइंस एंड मिनरल्स लि. (आरएसएमएमएल) को दी जा सकती है।
Jaipur: Safari at the Ranthambore tiger reserve becomes bigger, literally!
In a bid to decongest the tiger reserve, the forest department has added a new zone at the reserve. “We have been working on zone number 10 for about two or three months and sprucing it up. It is now ready and we will be opening it for safari from January 18,” said Rahul Bhatnagar, field director, Ranthambhore.
