Rajasthan Travel Guide and Tours – Tourist Places, Attractions, Events, Food and Shopping

Holi Celebration in Rajasthan – Festival History and Folk Traditions

Holi, also called the Festival of Colours, is a popular Hindu festival celebrated in India.  ‘Holi’ falls on the full moon, in the month of Phalgun, which spans the end of February and the beginning of March on the calendar. This year(2010) Holi falls on 1st March. History About Holi The legend of King Hiranyakashipu ...

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Elephant Festival 2010 in Jaipur – Explore Traditional Elephant Procession, Folk Dance, Matka Race for Tourists

The Elephant Festival is one of the most popular fairs of rajasthan.  It has its own charm and is celebrated every year on the occasion of Holi, the festival of colors. This year it will be organized on 28 February, one day before Holi. Decorated Elephants  – Center of Attraction Jaipur Elephant Festival is perhaps ...

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Rail Budget 2010 – Rajasthan Gets 17 New Trains, Multi Functional Complexes and Hospitals

Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday presented the annual Railway Budget for financial year 2010-11. Presenting her second Budget in her current stint as minister, Banerjee left passenger fares untouched and service charge for AC tickets was slashed. Benefits for Rajasthan Rajasthan Gets 17 New Trains In this Rail Budget, Rajasthan got 17 new trains ...

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Explore Rajasthan with Luxury Trains – “Royal Rajasthan on Wheels” and “Palace on Wheels”

Indian Railways is one of the largest and busiest rail networks in the world, transporting over 18 million passengers and more than 2 million tonnes of freight daily. Basically it  is divided into zones, which are further sub-divided into divisions. The number of zones in Indian Railways increased to16 in 2003. Each zonal railway is ...

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Rajasthan State Industrial Infrastructure Growth Drivers – SEZs, EPIP, IT Parks etc.

Rajasthan State Industrial and Investment Corporation (RIICO), a State Government agency, has developed more than 300 industrial areas across various parts of Rajasthan. These industrial areas are developed with water, power, roads, shops and telecommunication facilities. Currently More than 26633 industries are in production within the industrial areas developed by RIICO in Rajasthan. Special Purpose ...

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Travel to Rajasthan – Easily Accessed Through Air Travel

Accessibility to Rajasthan has greatly improved with increase in flying facilities. The number of flights to Rajasthan has increased leading to the comfort for the air travelers. Airports in Rajasthan Among all the Rajasthan City Airports, there is only one international airport. Rest all the airports are domestic ones. Jaipur Airport Jaipur Airport, also known as Sanganer ...

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Drinking Water Supply Projects – Offer Excellent Opportunities for Investment in Rajasthan

The Rajasthan state is poorly placed in terms of availability of water resources. It has only 1.16% of surface water and 1.70% of the ground water of the country. Average rainfall is 531 mm against national average of 1200 mm. Gross annual draft of ground water in the state is 13 BCM against recharge of ...

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Opportunities For Logistic Solution Providers in Rajasthan

Logistics industry involves the integration of information, transportation, inventory, warehousing, material-handling, and packaging. Logistics Industry in India As the country’s GDP is growing at over 9 per cent per year and the manufacturing sector is enjoying double digit growth rates, the Indian logistics industry is at the most dynamic point on the graph and is ...

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40 Tigers Sighted in Ranthambore National Park in Rajasthan

Ranthambore National Park is one of the biggest and most renowned national park in Northern India. The park is located in the Sawai Madhopur district of southeastern Rajasthan, which is about 130 km from Jaipur. Considered as one of the famous and former hunting grounds of the Maharajas of Jaipur, today Ranthambore National Park terrain ...

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Solar Energy Plants in Rajasthan – Overview, Opportunities, Government Initiative and Major Investors

The state of Rajasthan is deploying a broad, ambitious solar energy development framework.  According to studies conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy, Rajasthan receives the second largest amount of solar radiation in the world. Government Initiative The state is preparing to formalize the critical government policies that are needed to catapult these projects off ...

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