Rajasthan Energy Minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday said the State Government had sanctioned two power projects in the public sector and three in the private sector in 2009 with the target to produce 4,280 MW power and had so far spent Rs.56.92 crore on the ventures in the public sector.

JAIPUR: Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Murli Deora inaugurated the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen LPG Vitarak Yojana as a national scheme for providing liquefied petroleum gas to the rural households at Lachhmangarh in Sikar district of Rajasthan on Sunday. Six dealers were selected for rural locations in the State through draw of lots.

The 88 industrial clusters identified by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) will be re-verified for the amount of pollution they generate, on the basis of which they will be re-rated.

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A Nehru s India moves ahead implementing the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, one of the key questions that have emerged is the pan-India dissemination and uptake of solar energy at a commercial scale.

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NEW DELHI: An independent expert committee set up by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry on Tuesday blamed lack of safety procedures and human error for the devastating fire in the Indian Oil Corporation's fuel depot in Jaipur that killed 11 people and injured 45 in October last year.

JAIPUR: The Rajasthan Government has established an Energy Conservation Fund for promoting skilful exploitation of energy resources, encouraging research in the field and formulating pilot projects and ensuring their effective implementation.

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JAIPUR: The Rajasthan Government has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Clinton Climate Initiative, a programme of the US-based William J. Clinton Foundation, for setting up solar parks in the State. Each solar park will serve as a concentrated zone of solar development and produce 3,000 to 5,000 MW power.