Jaisalmer: A Great Indian Bustard (GIB) egg, transported 770 kms by road on March 21 from a captive breeding centre in Sam, Jaisalmer, to Naliya in the Rann of Kutch region of Gujarat, hatched successfully on March 26. This was part of an innovative wildlife conservation effort called the Jumpstart Approach.The critically-endangered cargo made the…
Jaipur: After spending six days recovering from a medical ordeal that could have proved fatal, Achuki, a 23-year-old new mother who was negligently administered a transfusion with the wrong blood type, was discharged from the state-run Zenana Hospital Friday, reports Intishab Ali.The case of medical negligence occurred on March 22, when doctors erroneously transfused Achuki…
Kota: In an innovative push to make environmental education interactive, trees at a govt school in Jhalawar district are now speaking to students. Under the initiative “Tree Talk – Every Tree Has Something to Say,” nearly 500 plants at the Mahatma Gandhi Govt School in the Pachpahar area have been equipped with QR codes. When…
Jaipur: A series of animal crossings coming up on a 11.5-km stretch of the Delhi–Mumbai Expressway near the buffer zone of Ranthambore Tiger Reserve (RTR) is set to become the country’s longest wildlife crossing, once completed. The Rs 900-crore project includes both overpasses and underpasses, and has been designed to preserve a key wildlife corridor…
Jaipur: Fluoride contamination in groundwater has escalated into a severe public health crisis in Rajasthan, with dangerously unsafe levels now detected across more than 30 districts, according to a Jan 2026 Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) report.The report, which tested 643 groundwater samples statewide, found 41 samples exceeding the safe limit of 1.5 mg/L. Drawn…