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Farmers Use Canal, Tubewells to Reverse Desertification in Jaisalmer

Arnab Pratim Dutta 23/09/2019

Increase in agricultural activity between 2003 and 2013 in...

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Groundwater in Rajasthan Fouled by Natural and Human-Made Toxins

Sahana Ghosh 12/09/2019

Over three-quarters of the wells that provide drinking water...

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Dying in Dust: For Rajasthan’s Miners, Silicosis Deepens Struggle With TB

Anumeha Yadav 09/12/2018

The government recognises miners as being occupationally vulnerable to...

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72 People Infected With Zika Virus in Rajasthan, Health Min Asks States to Intensify Vector Control

The Zika virus causes fever, skin rashes, conjunctivitis and...

Male Aedes albopictus mosquitoes are seen in this picture. Zika virus is among the viruses spead by the species. Credit: Reuters/Ma Qiang/Southern Metropolis Daily

With Over 20 Cases of Zika in Jaipur, Health Ministry Begins Monitoring

The Wire Staff 09/10/2018

Twenty-nine people have tested positive for the virus in...

A dust storm approaches the city of Bikaner on Wednesday. Credit: PTI

High-Intensity Dust Storm Hits Parts UP, Rajasthan, More Than 100 Dead

More than 150 people have been injured.

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Ghost Centres, Profit-Making Aims Mar Rajasthan’s Privatisation of Primary Healthcare

Rakhee Roytalukdar 04/11/2017

A study by an NGO a year after certain...