Weekly Environmental News Roundup for Week 31, 2025
Weekly environmental news roundup from across different media networks for Week 31 (28 July to 3 August) 2025.
1. Heavy rainfall in Delhi brings widespread waterlogging, traffic chaos
Heavy rainfall battered parts of Delhi and the National Capital Region on Tuesday, bringing with it widespread waterlogging, traffic chaos, and yet another reminder of the city’s persistent drainage woes.
2. Delhi rains flood Safdarjung Hospital; patients wade through knee-deep water
Persistent rain lashing the capital has put healthcare facilities under added strain.
3. CP shopkeepers go around in circles as water gushes in
As heavy rains lashed the capital on Tuesday morning, shops in Connaught Place —both Inner and Outer Circles — bore the brunt of the downpour, with several shopkeepers scrambling to drain floodwaters and salvage their goods well into the afternoon.
4. Sewage overflow, potholes plague Verma’s ancestral village Mundka
Outer Delhi’s Mundka, the native village of former Chief Minister Sahib Singh Verma and ancestral village of current PWD Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh, has been grappling with chronic sewage overflow along the Delhi-Rohtak stretch of National Highway 9 for several years
5. Monsoon causes spurt in Hepatitis cases in capital
With the onset of the rainy season, hospitals across Delhi-NCR are witnessing a sharp rise in cases of hepatitis A and E, prompting experts to sound the alarm on World Hepatitis Day on Monday.
6. Taken steps to fix water leaks from metro stations in Delhi: DMRC to NGT
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation told the National Green Tribunal that it has fixed the issue of water leaking from its structures onto the roads.
7. HC to agencies: Ensure only treated water is discharged into Yamuna
Delhi High Court has asked agencies to ensure that only treated water is discharged into the Yamuna river, directing them to take immediate steps in this regard.
8. Over ₹1,950 cr spent, yet 641 MLD sewage flows untreated Into Yamuna: Govt data
More than 640 million litres of sewage continues to flow untreated into the Yamuna river every day despite the completion of nine major projects under the Namami Gange Programme in Delhi, according to government data shared in Lok Sabha on Thursday.
9. Sahibabad Drain Remains Major Contributor To Yamuna Pollution
Despite the tall claims of the Delhi government on making plans worth crores to clean Yamuna River, the picture on the ground remains dismal.
10. DDA plans to start Bhalswa lake conservation
The Delhi Development Authority is discussing a proposal to start conservation and rejuvenation work on Bhalswa Lake in north-west Delhi, which is now known more for the landfill site adjoining it than the fact that it was once shaped like a horseshoe and was nearly comparable in size to the 121-acre Nainital Lake in Nainital, Uttarakhand.
11. Delhi HC Directs Swift Action on FOB for Soldiers Marching Through Sewage in Cantonment
The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the Public Works Department to initiate the tender process for constructing a long-overdue foot over bridge
12. Delhi govt abandons ground verification for Southern Ridge notification
A week after announcing a six-month on-ground verification plan for 12 south Delhi villages before finalising the Southern Ridge notification, Delhi govt has reversed its position.
13. Nearly 90 snakes rescued in NCR during monsoon
The monsoon season has brought a surge in snake sightings across the National Capital Region, as rains have driven reptiles out of their natural habitats and into urban areas.
14. Delhi makes e-waste recycling clause mandatory in all government tenders
To tackle the rising menace of electronic waste, the Delhi government has made it mandatory to include a clause for recycling e-waste in all procurement contracts.
15. Delhi CM launches month-long cleanliness drive ‘Dilli ko kude se azaadi’
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday (August 1, 2025) wielded a broom to kick off the Delhi government’s month-long cleanliness drive ‘Dilli Ko Kude Se Azaadi (Delhi’s Freedom from Garbage – Cleanliness Drive)’.
16. Delhi’s trash troubles mount as fresh dumping site sparks row
The most recent flashpoint emerged near Majlis Park metro station, where a fresh garbage heap has become a major concern for locals.
17. Geneva scientists flags waste in Aravallis
An environmentalist and research scientist Dr Amit Kumar based in Geneva filed a petition before the National Green Tribunal in May 2025 regarding widespread illegal waste burning and unauthorised industrial activity in the ecologically sensitive Aravalli hills of Haryana’s Nuh district.
18. Otters To Return To Delhi Zoo After Two Decades
Otters are set to make a comeback at the National Zoological Park in Delhi after more than 20 years, officials said.
19. Woman, son killed as building wall collapses due to rain in Delhi’s Civil Lines
Two members of a family were killed and two injured after the wall of an under-construction building near the lieutenant governor’s house in the Civil Lines area here collapsed due to rain on Tuesday morning, officials said.
20. ‘Matri Van’ launched in Gurugram: 750-acre urban forest to boost Delhi NCR’s green cover
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav and Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, and Power Manohar Lal on Saturday jointly launched the ‘Matri Van’ initiative, a theme-based urban forest spanning 750 acres in the Aravalli Hill area along the Gurugram-Faridabad Road.
21. Protection Of Tree Cover Primary Responsibility Of State Governments: Kirti Vardhan Singh
Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Kirti Vardhan Singh on Monday said protection and management of forests and tree cover are primarily the responsibilities of the State governments and Union Territory administrations.
