Almost a year ago, the Ashok Gehlot government in the state enforced a blanket ban on the use of plastic bags in the state. The move was much appreciated and welcomed.

The Rajasthan Government is constructing over 10,600 houses under 15 housing schemes as part of affordable housing policy at a cost of Rs.363 crore this year. The construction work is in progress at Jaipur, Chaksu, Bhiwadi, Kuchaman and Dausa.

According to State Principal Urban Development and Housing Secretary G. S.

Final touches being given in to draft document in Rajasthan
A draft document on integrated solid waste management through door-to-door garbage collection, transport, processing and cleaning in ten major towns of Rajasthan will shortly be submitted for approval to the State Government.

The State Urban Development Department is presently giving final touches to the document.

A high-power comm

JAIPUR: Metro Man E Sreedharan on Tuesday asked the state government to start recruiting staff for running the Jaipur Metro trains that will start rolling by June 2013.

JAIPUR: Every drop of water counts in the city, as the deficit between the demand and supply is 220 million litres per day (MLD). In fact, the tubewells are drying and groundwater is depleting. Now, to keep a check on every drop, the public health and engineering department (PHED) has started water audit in four municipalities

JAIPUR: Member of Parliament and chairman of the Parliamentary Forum for HIV/AIDS Oscar Fernandes on Monday said that around 40% of the people living with HIV/AIDS are less than 15-year-old in the state. State legislators and experts on AIDS expressing their concern during the seminar held at the Birla Auditorium, said that increasing pre-marital sex and transmission of HIV from pregnant mother

JAIPUR: After completing issuance of notices for land acquisition for phase-I metro project, the Jaipur Metro Rail Corporation (JMRC) has now started the same process for the second phase.

Though the JMRC has not finalised on the company which will undertake the metro work under Private Public Partnership ( PPP) model, notices for acquiring land for metro car depot (phase- II) under section 4(1

JAIPUR: High velocity dust storms accompanied by thundershowers affected life and traffic in the state on Sunday. It was unprecedented weather for Pink City on Sunday afternoon when suddenly the sky became dark and life came to a standstill for almost an hour.

JAIPUR: The tall claims by Jaipur Development Authority to complete the ring road project in two years may fall flat as the demands of farmers for compensation are still pending with the government.

The JDA has issued a letter of award to Sanjosh Supreme Company and the project is expected to begin on July 18. However, the acquisition of land from farmers remains a major issue.