Rajasthan’s Right To Health Bill lacks teeth, say experts

Implementation timeframe, process missing from document

World Camel Day: Rearing as an art of healing

The relationship between camels and their rearers continues to be pronounced by centuries-old customs 

Rajasthan camel breeders threaten to leave animals with district collectors

The breeders have demanded that state Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot come up with a solution to their problems by November 26, 2020

Simply Put: Gone with the wind mills

This man changed the fortunes of a barren land using traditional water wisdom

A flood-ravaged desert turned into a home for 120 species of birds, 70 species of native trees and thousands of animals

Centre plans to construct 42 water harvesting structures every hour to counter monsoon deficit

As per government documents, the current year’s progress report on MGNREGA shows that around 33,000 structures have been completed and work …

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Fishing trauma

Mange in Jaisalmer’s desert foxes worries experts

Unless the forest department treats infected foxes, the disease will spread, they warn

Rajasthan to create pneumoconiosis fund with DMF money

The fund will be used to execute a comprehensive policy on the disease, which is widely prevalent in the mining state

Great India Bustard, not in a good 'state'

Dastaan on pastoralists: interview with Ankit Chadha

Ankit Chadha is a Delhi-based performer of "Dastaangoi", the art of storytelling that evolved across the Muslim world before coming to the Indian …

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Rajasthan government impressed the US president and left its people high and dry

How do we view the Bawaria community?

Are the Bawarias of Rajasthan hunters, nomads or a tribe of criminals?

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Change in rainfall patterns is behind regular floods in Rajasthan

Number of ‘heavy rain’ days have gone up in recent years, finds IMD analysis