Jaipur: The Pugal Solar Park in Bikaner is poised to become a unique project in India by integrating large-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) with solar power generation. The park, currently under development, will have a generation capacity of 2,450 MW along with a 5,000 MWh BESS, allowing the storage of excess solar energy for…
Times News NetworkJaipur: Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma Wednesday called on the global diaspora to partner in building a “modern and prosperous Rajasthan”, saying that the state will play a pivotal role in achieving the vision of Viksit Bharat@2047.Addressing the inaugural Pravasi Rajasthani Divas at JECC, attended by delegates from India and abroad, Sharma said…
Jaipur: Governor Haribhau Bagde Wednesday granted assent to Rajasthan Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Act, 2025, passed by the state Assembly in Sept this year. Law minister Jogaram Patel said the Act had now also been notified.Putting an end to the traditional notion of ‘chat mangni-pat byaah (prompt wedding)’, the new law mandates that priests…
Jaipur: A division bench of the Rajasthan High Court Friday sought response from the state govt on the rise in deaths due to manual scavenging despite legal restrictions on the practice.On Thursday, three workers died while cleaning a septic tank at a wool mill in Bikaner’s Mukta Nagar. It took the police nearly 35 hours…
Jaipur: Residents across the state are still waiting for sand prices to come down, two years after the state govt promised that new mining blocks would ensure a cheaper supply.Large-scale illegal extraction and transportation continue unabated, with the recently issued 100-hectare leases also becoming hotspots for irregularities. Earlier, the state granted khatedari (private land) leases…
