Weekly Environmental News Roundup for Week 16, 2025
Weekly environmental news roundup from across different media networks for Week 16 (14 to 20 April) 2025.
1. Six air quality monitoring stations by June 30 to check pollution
Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa has announced that the Delhi government will install six new ambient air quality monitoring stations across the capital by June 30.
2. Delhi government’s new air quality monitors face backlash over placement in low-pollution zones
The Delhi government’s latest move to install six new ambient air quality monitoring stations has drawn criticism from environmental activists, who allege that the strategic placement of these stations in green, low-density areas amounts to “greenwashing” the capital’s pollution data.
3. Delhi set to enforce fuel ban on overage vehicles by April-end
The Delhi government is just weeks away from enforcing its long-planned policy to deny fuel to overage vehicles—a move aimed at tackling the capital’s persistent air pollution.
4. Air pollution levels across India well above global standards: WHO official
India’s air quality remains well below the standards set by the World Health Organization (WHO), a senior official from the organization said on Wednesday, noting that the issue was not limited to the national capital, which makes headlines for hazardous levels of air pollution every winter.
5. Delhi’s illegal borewell boom running on empty
Early this month, the Delhi High Court came down heavily on local authorities over the illegal extraction of groundwater in the national capital, calling it “nothing less than a sin”.
6. Delhi Jal Board announces water supply disruptions in several areas on April 21
The Delhi Jal Board has announced that water supply will be disrupted in several parts of the national capital on April 21st.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta flagged off 1,111 water tankers to boost water supply in the national capital.
8. PM Modi chairs high-level meeting on Yamuna and Delhi’s drinking water supply
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting Wednesday to review issues related to the cleaning of the Yamuna River and Delhi’s drinking water supply, it is learnt.
9. Froth re-surfaces in Yamuna River near Delhi’s Kalindi Kunj
A layer of froth was seen covering the Yamuna River surface near Kalindi Kunj on Friday, bringing back the focus on heavy pollution in the river.
10. Garbage Mountains Will Disappear Like Dinosaurs: Delhi Minister’s 5 Year Commitment
Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Thursday said the government was exploring the possibility of hiring an additional agency to expedite the waste processing and asserted the city’s garbage mounds would “disappear” in the next five years just like dinosaurs.
11. Delhi leads other states with four operational WETs: CPCB to NGT
The Central Pollution Control Board has told National Green Tribunal about the current state of waste-to-energy facilities across India.
12. Indian Army submits report to NGT on deforestation and reforestation efforts in central ridge
The Indian Army submitted a report to the National Green Tribunal regarding the deforestation of over eight hectares of land falling in the Central Ridge in the city.
13. A leopard in Delhi? Fresh sighting of spotted feline at Asola Bhati wildlife sanctuary
The Delhi Forest and Wildlife Department on Thursday reported a fresh sighting of a leopard at Asola Bhati Wildlife Sanctuary, the city’s lone wildlife sanctuary near Tughlakabad.
