Farmers and pastoralists have very old usu-fruct agreements. Adoji Raika, 70 (right) has a herd of 1,000 camels. Here, he is standing with Khim Singh, 60, a farmer of Jojawar village in Kharchi tehsil of Pali district, Rajasthan, on whose field his herd is grazing
Farmers and pastoralists have very old usu-fruct agreements. Adoji Raika, 70 (right) has a herd of 1,000 camels. Here, he is standing with Khim Singh, 60, a farmer of Jojawar village in Kharchi tehsil of Pali district, Rajasthan, on whose field his herd is grazing
Jaisalmer fort, the second oldest fort of Rajasthan, is built on a hillock 75 m above the ground. Inside the fort there were three sweet water wells which no longer exist. Water from Dabla village, 12 km from Jaisalmer, is taken to the fort from where it is supplied to the whole town.
Kailash Sharma, Sarpanch, Saiwar village, Rajasthan, stands besides the Bhumiya Nala check dam built by villagers with the help of M R Murarka Foundation in 2000-2001
Kailash Sharma, Sarpanch, Saiwar village, Rajasthan, stands besides the Bhumiya Nala check dam built by villagers with the help of M R Murarka Foundation in 2000-2001
Kailash Sharma, Sarpanch, Saiwar village, Rajasthan, stands besides the Bhumiya Nala check dam built by villagers with the help of M R Murarka Foundation in 2000-2001
Kailash Sharma, Sarpanch, Saiwar village, Rajasthan, stands besides the Bhumiya Nala check dam built by villagers with the help of M R Murarka Foundation in 2000-2001
Kailash Sharma, Sarpanch, Saiwar village, Rajasthan, stands besides the Bhumiya Nala check dam built by villagers with the help of M R Murarka Foundation in 2000-2001
Jorbeer Conservation Reserve in Bikaner, Rajasthan, is littered with plastic and other non-biodegradable waste that spills out from animal carcasses dumped for birds’ consumption in the protected area. The plastic waste pollutes the land and risks further consumption bt birds and livestock around the reserve.
Jorbeer Conservation Reserve in Bikaner, Rajasthan, is littered with plastic and other non-biodegradable waste that spills out from animal carcasses dumped for birds’ consumption in the protected area. The plastic waste pollutes the land and risks further consumption bt birds and livestock around the reserve.
There were reports from both, Punjab and Haryana, of national highways, state highways, link roads and railway tracks being completely blocked, bringing road and rail traffic to a halt. In other states like Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh, the shutdown evoked a mixed response. Here, two protestors sit near barricades put up by the administration at Ghazipur.
The reptile is herbivorous, solitary and burrow-dwelling, found in the arid and semi-arid regions of north-western India. In India, it can be found in Haryana, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.