As the national capital battles ever increasing pollution during the festival season, Delhi Environment minister Gopal Rai said on Monday that the government will be kicking off the 'Diya Jalao' campaign today evening, as there is a possibility of increased pollution in the city in the ne
Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai wrote to Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena, urging him to take stringent action against violations of the firecracker ban in the national capital.
"FM @nsitharaman especially focused on enhanced support from international financial institutions, especially through increased lending capacity of Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) as vital to achieving Sustainable Development Goals." the ministry said in the post.
The air quality deteriorated in the national capital on Saturday, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) being recorded at 352, in the 'very poor' category, according to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR). This is worse than the average AQI recorded at 255 on Sat
BJP leader Shazia Ilmi on Saturday criticised the AAP-led Delhi Government for its handling of the city's worsening pollution crisis, highlighting the alarming presence of toxic foam in the River Yamuna and the resulting breathing difficulties for residents.
Hitting out at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over Delhi's rising air pollution, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Saturday said that BJP creates pollution and understands that only drama can reduce it.
The prominent leaders in the list include, Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav, party's Rajya Sabha MP Ram Gopal Yadav, party's Jaswantnagar MLA Shivpal Yadav.
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said that a joint meeting was held with the ministers of the central government and the ministers of the state governments to reduce the pollution caused by stubble burning.
AQI today in ITI Jahangirpuri read 265 while AQI around India gate area was recorded at 237 which fell in the , in the 'poor' category. The AQI at India Gate improved slightly, being recorded at 276 on Friday. .
In another step to mitigate rising air pollution in the state, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Friday announced that the Delhi government will monitor hotspots across Delhi through drones, adding that his government is working day and night to control the pollution.
In his third letter to the Union Environment Minister, Rai intended to follow up on his request for the meeting so that cloud seeding in Delhi is possible to curb the worsening of pollution.