As part of its diversification programme for clean coal energy, Coal India Limited (CIL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Rajasthan Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (RRVUNL), for developing a solar power project of 1,190 MW. Though India has sufficient coal reserves
The Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, the Government of India and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced the launch of a new program, “Trees Outside Forests in India.” The program will expand tree coverage outside of forest
West Bengal reported the highest number of cases of cruelty against women by spouses or their relatives in 2021, according to the latest report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). A total 19,952 cases under Section 498A of the IPC, popularly
As a step to enhance the green energy mix, state-owned Hindustan Petroleum has announced a dung-compressed biogas project in Sanchore, Rajasthan. This is the oil major’s first project under its waste-to-energy portfolio and the plant proposes to use 100 tonnes of manure
REC ltd has provided financial assistance of approximately Rs 22,000 crore for clearing the outstanding dues by the distribution licensees, which include states like Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Jammu & Kashmir. The initiative from REC came after the Ministry of Power issued
TACO, The Animal Care Organization, a first-of-its-kind animal welfare project, under the aegis of the Anil Agarwal Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Vedanta Group, granted INR 1 crore to the Forest Department, Government of Rajasthan on International Tiger Day. The grant shall
Much before the urgency of transitioning to renewable energy dawned upon us to combat global warming and climate change, the idea of harnessing the sun to generate electricity had taken root in a small village called Tilonia, about 50 km northeast of
Rajasthan has become the first Indian state to achieve 10 GW of cumulative large-scale solar installations, according to the Mercom’s India Solar Project Tracker. The state now has 32.5 GW of installed power capacity, with renewables contributing 55 percent of energy generation,
A massive fire broke out at Sariska Tiger Reserve in Alwar, Rajasthan, on Sunday, putting wildlife in the reserve at risk. While the reason for the fire is still unknown, the blaze has now spread to an area of around a 4
The Government of Rajasthan has said that the denial of health care services in any health care facility in the state will be fined up to ₹10,000. The recent condition has been made in the proposed Right to Health Care Act. The
