New Delhi [India], September 7 (ANI): Delhi government has extended a complete ban on the sale and use of firecrackers till January 1, 2023, in the national capital, informed Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Wednesday.
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday wrote to Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav and appealed to open more testing laboratories for alternatives to single-use plastics.
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): With an aim to reduce dust pollution in the national capital, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Sunday said that a special campaign will be launched for the registration on the construction and demolition portal.
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): With the aim of conserving the wetland ecosystem, the Delhi government on Tuesday decided to revamp and develop 20 lakes in the national capital.
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday informed that the Aam Aadmi Party-led government will soon launch its Urban Farming Policy, inculcating the best practices and solutions from across the globe.
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): To boost green cover on roads in the national capital, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai convened a high-level joint review meeting with officers from all concerned departments to augment the city's roadside green cover.
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): Delhi government has extended its anti-Open-Burning campaign till June 13, said Environment Minister Gopal Rai who ordered the extension of the campaign for the next one month from May 13 to June 13 on Thursday.
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): A four-member team of the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and East and North MCD will visit Mumbai on May 2 to study the city's gas sucking mechanism to regulate the continuously emitted methane gas at the Bhalswa landfill site.
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): The Delhi government on Thursday imposed a fine of Rs 50 lakh on the North Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) in connection with the massive fire that broke out at the Bhalswa landfill site on Tuesday.
New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday accused the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) of negligence over the Bhalswa landfill fire.
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal has constituted a joint committee headed by former Delhi High Court judge SP Garg in regard to the fire at the garbage dump site at Ghazipur in Delhi and said that the situation in Delhi may be more serious with regard to the siz