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: The state capital has ranked third in the list of Indian cities with the most deaths due to road accidents, data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) Tuesday shows. The state as a whole ranks sixth in the same category. With 848 road accident deaths reported in 2023, Jaipur follows Bengaluru with…
Elephants cool themselves off to get relief from the scorching heat at Elephant Village in Jaipur, Tuesday Jaipur: Severe heatwave conditions continued to sweep across Rajasthan Tuesday, with Barmer emerging as the hottest place in the country after recording a blistering maximum temperature of 48.3°C, according to the Meteorological Centre Jaipur. The intense heat across…
Rajveer Meena during treatment Alwar: A forest employee was injured in a sudden encounter with a tigress while conducting routine tracking in the Reejhauni forest block of the Sarmathura area in Dholpur Friday morning. The employee, identified as Rajveer Meena, was attacked by the tigress T-117 during the inspection of camera traps, forest officials said.Rajveer…
Jaipur: Tension prevailed in Ajeetpura village of Kotputli-Behror district after a violent clash erupted at a protest site where local villagers were agitating against alleged illegal mining activities Monday. Ten people were injured in the incident, with villagers claiming that armed assailants had opened fire on protesters.Three of the injured were later shifted to Jaipur…
