JAIPUR: A high-level committee appointed by the Union Petroleum Ministry began on Monday its inquiry into the cause of the fire at the Indian Oil Corporation depot here, even as the death toll in the industrial disaster went up to 12 with a body being recovered and a man succumbing to his injuries.

JAIPUR: The fire raging at the Indian Oil Corporation depot at the Sitapura Industrial Area near here since last Thursday has led to an environmental crisis in the capital city. The thick black plumes of smoke have spread to dozens of villages and residential colonies, hampering visibility and creating panic.

The community health centre (CHC) in the small town of Chomu, near Jaipur, is cited as a model unit of the government healthcare system, which has seen a structural shift through the Rs 14,127-crore National Rural Health Mission (NRHM).

It is a combination of medical disorders that increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Also know as insulin resistance syndrome.

Risks

Syndrome X can lead to hypertension, heart disease, infertility, diabetes and other metabolic-related diseases.

Causes and signs

Biggest causes are sedentary lifestyle and an increase in processed foods consumption.

Cardiovascular risk factors start early, track through the young age and manifest in middle age in most societies. The authors conducted epidemiological studies to determine prevalence and age-specific trends in cardiovascular risk factors among adolescent and young urban Asian Indians.

JAIPUR: The Mahindra World City Jaipur is among the 16 founding projects of the Climate Positive Development Program under the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI) that will support the development of large-scale urban projects that demonstrate cities can grow in ways that are

After releasing 48,000 electricity connections till November during the current financial year, the Jaipur Vidyut Vitaran Nigam on Monday decided to release 15,569 new agricultural power connections till March 31, 2009.

Last fortnight, Vasundhara Raje, Chief Minister of Rajasthan, inaugurated Mahindra World City, Jaipur

JNNURM targets incorporated in Municipal Bill Speedy execution arranged at all levels: Ms. Raje

JAIPUR: Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has reiterated her government's commitment to complete all projects sanctioned under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) in the State on schedule.

JAIPUR: The Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) has launched work on the second theme park of the Pink City at the Collectorate Circle here. The park will have a fountain of the shape of candle that will give an impression of lighting. A peacock garden was developed earlier as the first theme park of the city under the railway overbridge in Malviya Nagar here. The JDA will spend Rs.2.34 crore on constructing the new park, the foundation stone for which was laid on Saturday. New lighting system

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