School students here have started a campaign.They collect plastic and polythene from their dustbins at home, bring them to school and then sell the stuff to scrap buyers.

JAIPUR: The state government has finalized and sent a proposal to the Centre to incorporate four cities under smart city mission, including Jaipur.

Slum Dwellers Remain Without Any Basic Facilities

Not a single slum in Rajasthan is recognized by the state government leaving the entire population of slum dwellers without any basic facilities provided by the state. According to the primary census abstract for slum 2011, released on Monday, Rajasthan has 20.68 lakh identified slums.

जयपुर। विटामिन-डी की कमी के चलते न केवल मोटापा बल्कि स्वास्थ्य संबंधी अन्य समस्याओं का खतरा बढ़ता जा रहा है। जयपुर समेत अजमेर, कोटा, उदयपुर, जोधपुर, बीकानेर शहर के 6 से 16 साल तक की उम्र के 15 प्रत

Jaipur: The environment report card is out and Rajasthan is among the worst performers in the country. A latest compendium of “Environment Statistics India 2012” released by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MOSPI) indicates that Rajasthan’s environment situation is appalling.

The state has the fifth highest consumption for pesticides in the country. This despite Rajasthan’s contribution to agriculture being under 10% nationally. Moreover, agrarian states like Punjab and Haryana have witnessed a dip in usage of pesticides even as it goes up in Rajasthan. The report noted that the due to excess use of pesticides, organisms develop resistance and lead to major health issues.

It was that found Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan were better prepared and more aware to implement project

Coimbatore is likely to be a part of an international effort to build sustainable, low carbon cities, if things go as planned by ICLEI, an NGO, and the British High Commission. The project aims at encouraging local governments to develop State-level guidelines and leverage international and national funds for such projects.

JAIPUR: The work on the Ghat ki Guni tunnel project has hit another roadblock, this time, in the form of protests by residents on acquisition of land for widening of the road from Jawahar Nagar end to the tunnel.

The project on the Jaipur-Agra national highway has already missed its June deadline. Now, officials fear the protests could further push the August 15 deadline. Residents along with public representatives launched a strong protest on Sunday against the 200-feet road widening plan that would require the authorities to acquire land.