JODHPUR: Magnificent water bodies, both natural and those constructed by erstwhile rulers of Jodhpur are fast slipping into extinction in absence of serious efforts for their restoration and conser
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of U.R. Beniwal V/s State of Rajasthan & Ors. dated 01/05/2014 regarding waste water/trade effluent being directly discharged into the river Jojri by industries.
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of M/s Leela Tex. Exports & Others Vs State of Rajasthan & Others dated 01/05/2014 regarding pollution caused by industries particularly textile industries operating in the Heavy Industrial Area of Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
Land-use and land-cover change in the Thar Desert region of Rajasthan threatens the persistence of many ecologically and economically important species. The Bishnoi people of Rajasthan have religiously protected a keystone tree species, Prosopis cineraria, locally known as the Khejeri tree, for over five centuries. We conducted the first comparative study that tests the widely held assumption that Bishnoi presence is positively associated with P. cineraria abundance in nineteen villages in rural Rajasthan.
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of U.R. Beniwal V/s State of Rajasthan & Ors. dated 19/12/2013 regarding pollution in river Jojari, Jodhpur District, Rajasthan and that the the sludge layer in the said river is more than two meters and this pollution is increasing by the day.
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Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/CWP%20No.%204050-2012(OA)_19Dec2013.pdf
JAIPUR: Untreated industrial and domestic effluent has turned rivers in Rajasthan into chemical-laden toxic 'nullahs' that are adversely affecting the ground water and health of people living aroun
Jaipur: A Banswara-based mining businessman, Fakhruddin Ali, has sent a legal notice to Rajasthan government accusing it of selective interpretation of mining norms in the state.
Solairedirect Energy India Pvt Ltd, a unit of Paris-based solar engineering firm Solairedirect Group on Wednesday inaugurated a 5.6 MW solar park under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM). This is the company's first project in India.
The solar park will generate 9000 MWh per annum, enough to power 20000 Indian households.
