Water Resources

Gehlot seeks extension of EU water project

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot discussed the State’s partnership programme with the European Union Ambassador and head of delegation to India Joao Cravinho here on Tuesday. Mr.

Publication Date: 
29/08/2012
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
European Union (EU), Jodhpur (D), Jaisalmer (D), Barmer (D), Rajsamand (D), Water Policy, Drinking Water, Groundwater Recharge, Water Management, Water Supply, Water Resources, Rajasthan
Mining

'Rajasthan government lied to Supreme Court on illegal mining: Kishangarhbas MLA

ALWAR: The death of labourers in the illegal mines of Alwar's Arawali range and Rajsamand district on Thursday brought to the fore lies put up by the state government even before the Supreme Court.

Publication Date: 
18/05/2012
Times Of India (Jaipur)
Tags:
Alwar (D), Illegal Trade, Rajsamand (D), Supreme Court, Ecology, Mineral-Based Industry, Mining, Rajasthan
Mining

Six die in mining mishaps in Alwar, Rajsamand

JAIPUR/ALWAR: At least six labourers died while a few others were feared trapped under debris in two mining mishaps in Alwar and Rajsamand districts on Thursday.

Publication Date: 
18/05/2012
Times Of India (Jaipur)
Tags:
Alwar (D), Rajsamand (D), Stone, Supreme Court, Illegal Trade, Mining, Rajasthan
Forests

Assessment of increasing threat of forest fires in Rajasthan, India using multi-temporal remote sensing data (2005-2010)

Rajasthan is the largest state of India experiencing recurrent forest fires. The present study determines forest burnt areas through remote sensing-based time series analysis. IRS P6 AWiFS satellite data covering March, April and May of six years (2005–2010) were used to cover all forest-fire events. The total forest burnt area was assessed as 53,023.5 ha in 2005; 44,681.5 ha in 2006; 57,689 ha in 2007; 89,655.2 ha in 2008; 199,837 ha in 2009 and 144,816 ha in 2010. Forest fires were observed only in the southern Aravallis.

Publication Date: 
10/05/2012
P. Hari Krishna, C. Sudhakar Reddy
Current Science
102
9
1288-1297
Tags:
Forest Fires, Rajasthan, Tropical Forests, Remote Sensing, Udaipur (D), Sirohi (D), Chittaurgarh (D), Rajsamand (D), Banswara (D), Dungarpur (D), Bhilwara (D), Pali (D), Aravalli Range
Sanitation

Rajasthan Rural schemes face bottleneck

Flagship schemes like the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and the Total Sanitation Campaign are facing implementation bottlenecks in rural development minister C.P.

Publication Date: 
10/01/2011
Asian Age (New Delhi)
Tags:
National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), Rajasthan, Rural Development, Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (Total Sanitation Campaign), Sanitation, Dungarpur (D), Rajsamand (D)
Health

Centre wakes up to malaria menace

Team from Delhi tours western Rajasthan to check the spread of diseases

DNA correspondent
After a sudden spurt of malaria reported from western Rajasthan for the past few weeks, teams of National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) visited the area to take stock of the situation.
According to officials, a team led by BN Thapar, joint director at NVBDCP visited Barmer on Monday.

Publication Date: 
28/09/2010
Daily News Analysis (Jaipur)
Tags:
Malaria, Vector Borne Diseases, Barmer (D), Jaisalmer (D), Udaipur (D), Hanumangarh (D), Rajsamand (D)
Poverty

Squeezing the state's wallet to get the cash to flow in time

SREELATHA MENON / Rajsamand District/ Rajasthan July 10, 2009, 0:19 IST

The concluding part of the report on implementation issues with the rural jobs programme.

Publication Date: 
10/07/2009
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Anti-Poverty Programmes, National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), Rajasthan, Rajsamand (D)
Poverty

Why a village wall is to be copied everywhere, by state order

SREELATHA MENON / Vijaypura (rajsamand District), Rajasthan, July 09, 2009, 0:18 IST

Publication Date: 
09/07/2009
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Anti-Poverty Programmes, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Rajasthan, Rajsamand (D)
Poverty

A model panchayat mirrors NREGS success

Sunny Sebastian
VIJAYPURA (Rajsamand): Showcasing Rajasthan

Publication Date: 
03/07/2009
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Anti-Poverty Programmes, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Panchayats, Rajasthan, Rajsamand (D)
Water Resources

Swa-jal-dhara or Pay-jal-dhara-sector reform and the right to drinking water in Rajasthan and Maharashtra

Since the ascent of economic liberalisation in the 1990s, Washington Consensus policies - exemplified by structural adjustment and reform - have become the norm across the globe. As a result the State redefines its role from that of a provider of basic services to a 'facilitator' that enables access to these services.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2007
Preeti Sampat
Law Environment And Development Journal
3
2
1
Tags:
Water Resources, Drinking Water, Water Supply, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Bhilwara (D), Rajsamand (D)

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