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Delhi to be made city of lakes with aim to conserve wetlands: Gopal Rai

With the aim of conserving the wetland ecosystem, the Delhi government on Tuesday decided to revamp and develop 20 lakes in the national capital.

Delhi Secretariat to ban single-use plastic items from June 1: Gopal Rai

Staff will be asked to avoid SUP water bottles and use kulhads, stainless steel glasses or paper cups to drink water, the minister said

Delhi Environment Minister to review impact of tree transplantation policy

Rai will chair a meeting on Monday where this data will be analysed to ascertain the impact of the 'Tree Transplantation Policy' notified by the government in December 2020

Delhi to assist startups providing single-use plastic alternatives: Rai

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Friday said the city government will assist startups providing alternatives to single-use plastic to the best of its potential.

Delhi govt to plant 3.53 mn saplings during 2022-23, launches helpline

According to the latest India State of Forest' report, Delhi's green cover has increased from 21.88% to 23.06% of its geographical area in the last two years

Delhi to have summer action plan to fight pollution, says Gopal Rai

The minister stressed that 31 per cent of the air pollution in Delhi is from local sources and the rest is from outside

Gopal Rai hails Delhi budget 2022-23 announcing creation of 2 mn jobs

Targeting the BJP, he said those terming the budget directionless are themselves not in the right direction, Rai added

Cannot compromise on pollution, will take action if air deteriorates: Rai

Drives against open burning of garbage, dust pollution and polluting vehicles will continue in the city, he added

Gopal Rai urges Centre to call meet of environment ministers of NCR states

Rai has asserted that despite a slew of measures taken by the Delhi government to curb air pollution, "no positive improvement is being seen".

Ban on construction activities to continue till further orders: Gopal Rai

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai Monday said the ban on construction and demolition activities in Delhi will continue till further orders in view of the high air pollution levels.

Air pollution: Delhi environment minister to hold review meeting on Monday

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai will hold a high-level meeting on Monday to review the air pollution situation in the capital, officials said.

Physical classes in schools, colleges to resume from Nov 29 in Delhi: Rai

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said all government offices will open from Monday

Delhi govt lifts ban on construction and demolition activities: Gopal Rai

Rai also said the government will take a call on the reopening of schools, colleges and other educational institutions and work-from-home for government staff during a review meeting on Wednesday

Air pollution: Gopal Rai urges Bhupender Yadav to call joint meeting

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Thursday urged Union minister Bhupender Yadav to call a joint meeting and prepare an action plan to tackle air pollution in Delhi-NCR

Centre yet to give time for meeting on stubble burning, bio-decomposer: Rai

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Monday said his central counterpart is yet to give time for a meeting on the use of Pusa bio-decomposer, a microbial solution to turn stubble into manure

Delhi environment minister asks depts to prepare action plan by Sep 21

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday said the city government has asked departments concerned to prepare their action plan by September 21 to tackle air pollution

Delhi govt plans long-term action plan to beat air pollution: Gopal Rai

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Monday said the city government will soon come up with a long-term action plan to curb air pollution. He held an online round table conference with experts that focused on formulating measures to reduce air pollution in Delhi. Rai said the Arvind Kejriwal government does not wish to wait till September when air pollution increases in Delhi. With the help of experts, we want to create a long-term action plan to combat air pollution throughout the year, a statement quoted him as saying. "Talking about environmental pollution only during the winter months, starting from October when air quality becomes severe, is not a solution. We are, in the next few days, going to come up with an action plan to further better the AQI of Delhi, he said. The minister also requested the experts to submit their presentations for further study. On the first day of the round table conference, the discussion centered on road dust resuspension, dust pollution due t

Gopal Rai making false claims on wheat procurement by FCI: Delhi BJP

The Delhi BJP on Friday accused Agriculture Minister Gopal Rai of making "false" statements on wheat procurement by the Food Corporation of India, and challenged him to prove the charges or resign

Not considering lockdown in Delhi, other options open, says Gopal Rai

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai Tuesday said the AAP government is not considering imposing a lockdown and is exploring other alternatives it has

Pollution isn't worry of AAP or Delhi govt, its everyone's duty: Gopal Rai

The minister said he had invited opposition MLAs to join the campaign but "there has been no positive response from them so far"