JMC’s e-vehicle ‘Shivarpanam’ to turn temple offerings into compost launched Monday in the city Jaipur: Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) has launched ‘Shivarpanam’, a month-long initiative to convert floral offerings from five prominent Shiva temples into organic compost, linking religious faith with environmental conservation during the holy month of Sawan.Under the pilot project, dedicated e-vehicles —…

A camera trap photographs two elusive caracals together in Rajasthan Jaipur: Rajasthan has strengthened its position as India’s last major stronghold for the elusive caracal after a camera trap captured two of the endangered wild cats together at an undisclosed location in the state, giving a boost to the ongoing Project Caracal conservation programme.The photograph,…

Four accused arrested in the Mukundara Hills Tiger Reserve (MHTR) leopard poaching case Jaipur: The forest department has arrested four persons in connection with the death of a female leopard that was trapped in a wire snare in the buffer area of Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve.The Special Investigation Team (SIT), constituted under the Deputy Conservator…

Jaipur: The Rajasthan govt has ordered all state-run and private blood centres to provide blood and blood components to pregnant women without insisting on replacement donors – a policy shift aimed at preventing delays in obstetric emergencies and reducing maternal deaths linked to blood shortage.The order was issued on July 23 by the Rajasthan State…

Prakash Chauhan brother of Jitendra who died of heart attack after hearing the news of death of his brother Jitendra Chauhan electrocuted while working on a high tension line at Lalsoth in Dausa Prakash Chauhan brother of Jitendra who died of heart attack after hearing the news of death of his brother Jitendra Chauhan electrocuted…