Talking of solar power

How Israel

On the brink of extinction

Sterling enzyme

Canal of woes

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To dam or not to dam

Mining blues

Axing the eucalyptus

Godwan faces extinction

Food - Sangri for the soul

A quintessentially Rajasthani protein-rich desert dish

Shoot borer devours Rajasthan's khejri trees

Saviour of songs

Unity in adversity

Water for fruits: Why Abohar and Ganganagar’s citrus revolution needs encouragement

We need to build wealth from prudent and wise use of natural resources. Use scare water for fruit economy instead of paddy

World Elephant Day: It is time to retire Amer Fort’s working elephants

A non-profit, World Animal Protection, has urged the Rajasthan government to retire elephants used to give joyrides to tourists at Amer Fort in Jaipur

Can a mining fund provide relief to Rajasthan's silicosis widows?

The disease is leaving a trail of young widows across Bhilwara, who are now the main bread earners of their families, often with two or more …

India's camel population is declining

With increasing mechanisation and synthetic fertiliser usage, the camel is no longer needed for transportation, ploughing and manure 

Farmers and smartphone politics

Can pre-poll sops like giving smart phones with internet connectivity to farmers increase farm income?

Thar Desert was once ever tropical forest, new fossil discovery reveals

A set of rare wood boring trace fossils in Barmer region show that the area was under tropical forest and even had vast river network 55 million …

Why solar tariffs are falling and what they mean for India’s renewable energy sector

At Rs 4.34 per unit, Fortum Energy has quoted India’s lowest ever tariff for electricity in Rajasthan’s solar auctions, trumping the …

Might of the right

Under public pressure, the Rajasthan government has formed a committee to examine the implications of the people's demand for the right to information

The battle of Beawar

Rajasthan villagers embark on an unprecedented indefinite agitation for their right to information on the state's developmental projects

Reaching out

A project in Rajasthan involved rural communities to evolve better communication methods by integrating local talents and traditional methods for …

"Water harvesting here is nota technique, but a culture"

ANUPAM MISHRA'S association with the Gandhi Peace Foundation (GPF) dates back to 1969. After working with the late Jai Prakash Narayan and the …

Stagnation as a culture

WATER is for flowing. When made to stagnate, it buzzes deafeningly of a culture of deliberate ignorance. Look at the misfortune of the people of …