Weekly Environmental News Roundup for Week 28, 2025
Weekly environmental news roundup from across different media networks for Week 28 (7 July to 13 July) 2025.
1. MoEFCC and CAQM launch ‘The Breath of Change’
To tackle air pollution in Delhi-NCR through public participation and creative engagement, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the Commission for Air Quality Management have jointly launched a strategic communication campaign titled The Breath of Change.
2. Roads flooded, traffic crawls as Delhi-NCR receives heavy rain
Several roads were waterlogged, causing traffic jams after heavy rain lashed Delhi-NCR on Wednesday evening.
3. DJB begins pipeline replacement in East Delhi following Delhi HC rebuke over dirty water supply
The Delhi Jal Board has initiated a project to replace decades-old water pipelines in eastern parts of the national capital, days after being pulled up by the high court for supplying “sewage-mixed” water to residents of the area.
4. Commercial and Govt units owe 1.3L crore water dues
Pending water bills have surged to a staggering Rs1.4 lakh crore, with commercial consumers and govt departments accounting for the lion’s share of this outstanding amount.
5. Centre calls for check on industry waste and STP upgrade in Delhi
Chairing a review meeting on Yamuna rejuvenation on Friday, Home Minister Amit Shah emphasised the need to enhance the capacity of sewage treatment plants and stop increasing pollution of the river from industrial units.
6. Stop illegal sand mining in Yamuna immediately: CM Rekha Gupta
Amid growing concerns over illegal sand mining in the Yamuna River areas near the Delhi-UP border, CM Rekha Gupta has written to Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath urging him to take immediate steps to curb the activity.
7. Residents of Delhi’s Bawana are against new waste-to-energy plant — it’s now got a green nod
The Union Environment Ministry has granted environmental clearance to a proposed Waste-to-Energy Plant in Bawana, making it the fifth such facility set to come up in Delhi.
8. Nitin Gadkari: 80 Lakh Tonnes Of Delhi’s Waste Used For National Road Projects
At the launch of the ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 2.0’ initiative, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari revealed a striking transformation — Delhi’s Ghazipur landfill is now contributing to road construction.
9. When will south Ridge be notified, NGT asks government
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government to provide a clear timeline for the final notification of the southern Ridge under Section 20 of the Indian Forest Act within two weeks, stating that despite a 2021 direction to do so, only a small portion has so far been notified.
10. Earthquake tremors felt in Delhi-NCR second time in two days
Delhi and its neighbouring areas were jolted by an earthquake for the second day in a row, after tremors were recorded on Friday evening.
11. Leopard attack, images, and sightings: Anxious villagers seek Delhi forest dept help
Last year in April, a five year-old male leopard had wandered into Delhi’s Jagatpur village and attacked eight residents, before stick-wielding villagers beat it and trapped it in a house, from where it was rescued by the wildlife department.
12. Uprooted By Climate Change, Uttarakhand’s Villagers Battle For Survival In Delhi
Sushma Devi, sitting outside a kutcha hut tucked in the shadows of Central Vista Project in the heart of New Delhi, rued that the hills are ‘not the same anymore’.
13. Govt asks Delhi HC to dismiss Havells, LG, Samsung, Voltas pleas against e-waste rules
The Centre has urged the Delhi High Court to dismiss a bunch of petitions filed by the local units of LG and Samsung, Havells and Voltas against the waste management policy, which reportedly increased the costs of the aggrieved electronics manufacturers through what they claimed were unsustainably high mandated payouts to e-waste recyclers.
14. 32 defence projects get wildlife panel’s nod
The Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife has given clearances to 32 defence projects inside sanctuaries located in Ladakh, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim.
15. ST panel denies info on Great Nicobar project
The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes has declined to entertain a Right to Information application seeking disclosure about the impact of the Great Nicobar Island mega infrastructure project on local tribes and the relocation of villages from a tiger reserve.
16. Centre To Review Eco-Sensitive Zone Guidelines Amid States’ Concerns
The Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife has called for a review of the guidelines governing Eco-Sensitive Zones around protected areas, stressing the need for a more “flexible” and “site-specific” approach that balances conservation goals with local socio-economic “realities”.
