Jaipur: In a move that should cheer wildlife enthusiasts and increase protected green cover in the state, the forest department has added over 44,000 hectares of forest and revenue land to the Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary, bringing the total notified area to over 98,762 hectares.The decision follows a detailed review and rationalisation process undertaken as part…

Jaipur: Rajasthan has placed third nationally for its performance under the Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari (JSJB) 1.0, a Central initiative aimed at promoting community participation in water conservation and groundwater recharge.According to the Ministry of Jal Shakti, the state completed 3.64 lakh water conservation structures under the initiative, with Telangana and Chattisgarh taking top spots…

Udaipur: The second day of the three-day National Conference on Agriculture and Livestock Entrepreneurship, jointly organised by Rajeevika, the Rajasthan rural development department and the Union ministry of rural development, focused on collaboration, innovation and women’s empowerment.Addressing the event virtually, Rural Development Secretary Shailesh Kumar Singh said Rajasthan, with its strong Self Help Group network,…

Jaipur: Despite clear guidelines from the principal secretary of local self-govt department, certain officials at the newly merged Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) remain unsure of the new standard operating procedures (SOPs). This has resulted in misinformation about the offices that citizens should approach for civic matters. On Wednesday, when team TOI visited the headquarters of…

Kota: Terming the engineers of water resources department (WRD) as ‘nakara’ (useless), energy minister Heeralal Nagar Tuesday expressed annoyance during a night choupal on poor construction of ponds and maintenance work of canals in his constituency in Kota.Nagar also spoke on phone to WRD minister Suresh Singh Rawat, urging him to constitute a competent committee…