Jaipur: Rajasthan installed over 35 gigawatts (GW) of solar projects, but wind energy accounts for just 5.2GW of total renewable capacity, despite an estimated potential of 185GW and higher utilisation rates of 35–40%.At a meeting with senior govt officials, wind power developers from across the country urged Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Ltd (RRECL) to earmark…

Jaipur: E-rickshaws in Jaipur are set to operate as stage carriages on specific routes, similar to buses run by Jaipur City Transport Services Limited (JCTSL), instead of moving freely across the city like autorickshaws.Police have decided to partially implement a zone segregation policy for e-rickshaws in Jaipur with effect from Jan 21, under which only…

Jaisalmer: District police Sunday arrested three more men in connection with the slaughter of a bull in Kelawa village in Pokhran and the alleged operation of an illegal slaughterhouse, taking the total arrests in the case to six.Police said the three were taken for medical examination Sunday. At around 4 pm, police conducted a foot…

Bhilwara: A 30-year-old woman allegedly killed her two children and attempted to die by suicide Sunday evening in Manpura town in Bhilwara’s Mandalgadh police station area, police said.The woman, identified as Sanju Devi Teli, wife of businessman Rajulal, allegedly brutally murdered her 10-year-old daughter Neha and six-year-old son Bheru, police said. According to preliminary investigation,…

Jaipur: The state forest department has at last stirred into action to curb rampant illegal mining in the Mandana forest block of Kota district. This follows mounting allegations that the criminal activity is flourishing under the watch of its own officials.A high-level inspection team was dispatched on Sunday to the area after environmentalists accused senior…