To Be Done In Dausa, Its First Such Study

For the first time in the country, Heliborne Geophysical Survey (HGS) will be conducted on Friday in Dausa district to map water pools beneath ground, popularly known as aquifer.

The railways is going for its first public-private partnership (PPP) in a windmill energy project. The national transporter will be calling tenders for a 25-MW wind energy plant near Jaisalmer in Rajasthan soon.

The railways is expecting companies such as Suzlon, GE, Siemens, Goldwind and Encore to come forward for the project. The cost of the project is expected to be around R220-250 crore

Heavy rain lashed several places on Tuesday with at least 5 districts witnessing flood-like situation due to excessive rain in the past one week.

A team of forest officials on Thursday arrested three members of a poaching gang active in hunting the Great Indian Bustard(GIB) in Srianganagar area.

The wind power plant has been set up at Ludarva in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer district

Moving ahead in its diversification plans, National Aluminium Company (Nalco) has achieved partial commissioning of its second wind power plant with a capacity of 47.6 Mw.

Welspun Energy, on Thursday, said it had achieved financial closure of its 20 MW wind power project in Jaisalmer in Rajasthan.

`Welspun Energy has achieved financial closure of its 20 MW wind power project at Jaisalmer. The company has received a sanction exceeding Rs.120 crore as against a debt requirement of Rs.88 crore,” the company said in a statement here.

Govt Reworked On Documents After UN Body Rejected Five Of The Six Monuments Last Year

JAIPUR: The blistering heat conditions continued in the state for the second consecutive day on Sunday when maximum temperatures in the state remained on and above 42 degrees Celsius.

As per the contract, the service partner KRPEL will bring the investment and expertise to rejuvenate the depleted fields of the ONGC
ONGC

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) chairman and managing director Sudhir Vasudeva said that the state-run enterprise intends to set up its own power plants, not just gas-based but also power plants based on nuclear, wind and other unconventional energy sources.

JAISALMER: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to inaugurate two 50 megawatt solar projects at Phalodi in Jodhpur district by the end of this week. A detailed itinerary of his visit is yet to come but after his approval the state as well as district administration has begun preparations.

The PM's confirmation to the visit is a testimony to the silent yet successful revolution to tap non-conventional sources of energy in Jodhpur and Jaisalmer districts. Pokhran belt in Jaisalmer and Phalodi belt in Jodhpur, over the past few years, have witnessed a surge in the number of solar and wind projects with big-ticket firms competing to set up plants.