Weekly Environmental News Roundup for Week 8, 2025
Weekly environmental news roundup from across different media networks for Week 8 (17 to 23 Feb) 2025.
1. Delhi elections over, new government has a mountain to climb on environment
The BJP is hardly unaware that after their historic triumph in Delhi, they have a mountain to climb to tackle the environmental black hole that Delhi has become.
2. On Day 1, Delhi CM Gupta wants a plan for clean water for all
Kicking off her first day in office, Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta directed the Delhi Jal Board to submit an action plan within three days to ensure piped clean water for all households and prevent a summer water crisis.
3. BJP-led Delhi govt directs action plan on water, air quality; seeks report on mohalla clinics
A day after its formation, the BJP-led Delhi government headed by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta directed a summer action plan for water supply and air quality, and sought a report on mohalla clinics.
4. Delhi Experiences Unseasonably Warm February Weather
New Delhi is afflicted by an unusually warm spell this February, with temperatures breaching 28.6 degrees Celsius on Monday, February 18, 2025.
5. Supreme Court appoints expert agency to boost Delhi’s green cover
The Supreme Court has constituted an expert agency to spearhead a large-scale afforestation drive aimed at enhancing Delhi’s green cover.
6. Top court directs forest research institute to develop green cover plan for Delhi
The Supreme Court has directed the Forest Research Institute to prepare an action plan for increasing the green cover in the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
Former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal did not appear in the Sonipat court in Haryana on Monday.
8. Yamuna at entry to Delhi not fit for open bathing: CPCB
One day before the newest Delhi CM Rekha Gupta took six ministers to the Yamuna’s Vasudev ghat for Yamuna ‘aarti’ last Thursday, pledging to clean the river, soon after she took her oath at Ramlila Maidan, the Central Pollution Control Board submitted a report to the National Green Tribunal stating that the water quality of the river at the Palla and Wazirabad monitoring stations were not even fit for bathing.
9. Delhi Pollution Control Panel Submits Yamuna Rejuvenation Plan To PM’s Office
With the change in government in the national capital, an action plan to rejuvenate the Yamuna river has been submitted to the Prime Minister’s Office, focusing on boosting sewage treatment capacity and other critical measures, officials said on Wednesday.
10. Water taxis on Yamuna might soon become a reality in Delhi; stations likely at ITO, Film City
A proposal of water taxi project with an initial fleet of 20-25 passenger boats for inland water transport in Yamuna was made at a meeting of transport secretaries from NCR states.
11. Yamuna clean-up begins, but experts call move ‘temporary’
The cleaning of the Yamuna River in Delhi has begun following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pre-election promise.
12. From Pune to Delhi, riverfront projects are all the rage. But evidence shows they harm rivers
They constrict river flow and harm their ecology. Experts say efforts should be directed towards improving water quality instead.
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation is rapidly working towards a greener future.
The National Alliance for Climate and Ecological Justice and the Delhi chapter of the National Alliance of People’s Movements have written to the Commissioner of Police and the Director General of the Railway Protection Force expressing their urgent attention to the grave offence and injustice, involving a hit-and-run incident against a young environmental activist and the inaction on the part of the Dwarka police to register an FIR, despite cognizance of the offence and complaint being made.
15. Phase 3 of Nirankari Mission’s ‘Project Amrit’ inaugurated in Delhi
With the purpose of realising the spirit of service and commitment to human welfare, the inauguration of the third phase of the “Clean Water, Clean Mind” initiative under Project Amrit by the Sant Nirankari Mission was held on Sunday at Chhath Ghat, ITO, Delhi, in presence of Satguru Mata Sudiksha Ji Maharaj and Nirankari Rajpita Ramit Ji.
Some years ago when Delhi designer Payal Jain was hiking in the redwood forests of coastal California, she was enchanted by their lush beauty.
17. CAG flags misuse, delays in Uttarakhand’s compensatory afforestation funds
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has cited many loopholes in the management of compensatory afforestation funds in the forest divisions of Uttarakhand, including their diversion to inadmissible activities and delayed submission of annual plan of operations to the Centre leading to cost escalations in various cases.
18. Nagaland Forest Management Project wins SKOCH Award 2024
The Nagaland Forest Management Project has been honoured with the prestigious SKOCH Award 2024 at the 100th SKOCH Summit held at Silver Oak Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.
19. Issues related to forest rights, census key to address Manipur situation: Ex-Home Secretary Pillai
Former Home Secretary GK Pillai on Tuesday blamed the Centre and the BJP-ruled state government in Manipur for failing to put an end to the almost two-year long ethnic violence in the state that has claimed the lives of more than 250 persons and led to the displacement of more than 50,000 people there.
20. India surpassing key climate goals, can grow faster with clean energy: UN
India is already meeting and exceeding key climate targets and has a real opportunity to grow even faster, using clean energy and industry, UN climate change chief Simon Stiell has said.
