Weekly Environmental News Roundup for Week 26, 2025
Weekly environmental news roundup from across different media networks for Week 26 (23 to 29 June) 2025.
1. First-ever artificial rain in Delhi likely from July 4 to 11: Environment Minister
The national capital is all set for its first date with artificial rain as a trial of the cloud seeding process has been scheduled between July 4 and 11, Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa announced on Saturday.
2. E-flow plan: Delhi Jal Board to pump highly treated water from 3 STPs upstream
In a bid to rejuvenate the Yamuna and restore its environmental flow—the volume of water essential to sustain freshwater ecosystems—the Delhi Jal Board is preparing to release over 1,200 million litres per day of highly treated wastewater into the river from three advanced sewage treatment plants.
3. NDMC to Develop 25-Year Water Supply Master Plan for Lutyens’ Delhi
The New Delhi Municipal Council has initiated a process to develop a 25-year water supply master plan for Lutyens’ Delhi.
4. NDMC to begin drive to clean Nehru Park lake
With thick algae blanketing its surface and fountains spewing green-tinted water, the lake inside Nehru Park has become a pale shadow of the scenic landmark that it once was.
5. Satpula Lake Gets New Lease of Life
Satpula Lake, a 700-year-old waterbody in south Delhi, which remained highly polluted and drew the National Green Tribunal’s attention after TOI raised the issue of pollution in it, has finally got a new life.
6. Chanakyapuri flats lead the way in waste management
New Delhi Municipal Council, in collaboration with the Chanakyapuri Residents’ Welfare Association, has launched a waste management programme.
7. NGT takes note of plastic waste violations, seeks report
The National Green Tribunal has issued notice to Central Pollution Control Board, Delhi Pollution Control Committee and others regarding the strict enforcement of the Plastic Waste Management Rules by the manufacturers of gutkha, pan masala and tobacco products.
8. ‘Complained to MCD but they give excuses’: Garbage woes hit upscale South Delhi colonies
In the heart of South Delhi’s most affluent enclaves — some are home to top judges, senior bureaucrats, and retired officers — lie garbage heaps, uncleared silt, and construction debris.
9. Delhi govt plans 2 new Miyawaki forests near Najafgarh
The Delhi government is planning to create two new Miyawaki forests in the heart of southwest Delhi by planting 350,000 saplings of native species, environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Thursday.
10. Delhi to launch Van Mahotsav 2025 with pledge to plant 7Mn trees
Delhi environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Sunday announced that the Delhi government will host a month-long exhibition, Van Mahotsav 2025, starting July 3 at Bharat Mandapam.
11. Delhi may soon get its 3rd flyover with trees
The public works department is preparing to open the Nand Nagari flyover to traffic by August—even as trees remain standing in the middle of its carriageway due to pending forest clearances.
12. Greater Noida Authority imposes Rs 5 lakh fine on Ajnara Homes society for wasting water
The Greater Noida Authority has imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on a housing society in Sector 16B of Greater Noida West after discovering that the water supplied to it was allegedly used for gardening, flushing, and housekeeping, leading to a shortage, officials said on Tuesday.
13. NHAI builds India’s first animal overpass corridor at Delhi-Mumbai Expressway
The National Highways Authority of India created the country’s first dedicated wildlife corridor on a national highway in a groundbreaking initiative blending infrastructure development with environmental conservation.
