Silver ore mines lent out for minor minerals
Penny wise, pound foolish, that's exactly what the state government has done by handing over rare copper and sliver ore rich mines at DokamBaniwala in Sikar district to extract stones and building...
View ArticleSolar policy revised to achieve target
To achieve the target of 25,000 mega watt (MW) production of solar power in next five years, the state government has finalized amendments in Rajasthan solar policy , 2011. The revised version is likely
View ArticleJaipur to replicate Bhopal waste management plan
Buoyed by success of the Bhopal model in managing of municipal and plastic waste, Rajasthan is planning to replicate it in Jaipur. The mantra for the successful model lies in making rag pickers and scrap
View ArticleRajasthan failed to spend Rs 623cr for drinking water: Centre
The Rajasthan government has failed to utilize even the allocated money in the financial year 2014-15 under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) even as it wants the Centre to grant more funds
View Article5,708 mining activities going on in state without govt nod: CAG
JAIPUR: Illegal mining has emerged as one of the biggest fountainheads of loss of revenue in the state with the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report being tabled in the assembly on Wednesday. The
View ArticleNew policy allows mining leases in Devasthan land too
JAIPUR: The new mineral policy has not even spared god's property from mining activities. After opening up forests and arable land, the government will grant mining leases in Devasthan department's land
View ArticleRaj report on 'lost Saraswati' may get Central nod by June
JAIPUR: The mystery over the existence of Saraswati river, it seems, may soon be solved. To resume the project of identifying the paleochannel of the lost river, the state government has submitted a...
View ArticleRaj worst-hit by water contamination: Minister
Union minister for drinking water and sanitation Birendra Singh said that Rajasthan is worst affected by water contamination in the country and 22,254 habitations in the state are yet to be provided with
View ArticleRajasthan govt to issue 4L soil health cards
JAIPUR: A target which Rajasthan government could not achieve in past eight months, is now aiming to accomplish in only 20 days. On December 5, celebrating 'Soil Health Day' (SHD), the government had...
View Article25,000 mines in Rajasthan sans environmental clearances, face gloomy future
Jaipur: In absence of environmental clearances (EC) for 25,000 mines operating in Rajasthan, the sector is facing a bleak future. With no respite from the courts, it is unlikely that government would be
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