Weekly Environmental News Roundup: 9 February 2026
Weekly environmental news roundup from across different media networks for Week 6 (2 to 8 February) 2026.
Delhi used only 14% of NCAP funds to fight air pollution since 2019, lags far behind NCR cities
Delhi has utilised only 14% of the funds so far — Rs 14.1 crore of Rs 99.77 crore — released under the National Clean Air Programme since 2019 even as the neighbouring cities in the National Capital Region, such as Ghaziabad and Meerut, have spent more than 80% of their funds.
Delhi CM Rekha Gupta flags off 500 electric buses to mark BJP-led government’s first year
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, along with Transport Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh, PWD Minister Parvesh Verma and BJP National President Nitin Nabin, flagged off around 500 electric buses and the Delhi-Panipat bus service on Sunday to mark the BJP-led government’s first year in office.
India Art Fair: Artists highlight Delhi’s environment crisis, and offer solutions too
Delhi’s air pollution crisis is impossible to ignore—measured, debated, and monitored in real time.
After Indore outbreak, MCD cracks down on water quality at food hubs across city
Municipal Corporation of Delhi has intensified water quality surveillance across the city’s food hubs—mass kitchens, banquet halls and sweet shops—following the Indore water contamination incident, which killed at least 10 people and left more than 1,400 ill last year.
Delhi HC ends contempt case as DJB agrees to supply water to society
After intervention by the Delhi High Court, the Delhi Jal Board has agreed to supply water to residents of Westend Green Farms Society, bringing an end to contempt proceedings initiated over non-compliance with earlier court directions.
The Delhi government on Monday said that a new water treatment plant at Chandrawal, with a capacity of 105 million gallons per day, being built at a cost of Rs 599 crore, is expected to become operational later this year.
NGT directs Govt to take steps to unclog drain in Hari Nagar
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi Government and the PWD to clean a clogged drain in the Hanuman Park area of West Delhi’s Hari Nagar.
Delhi forest dept plans plantation, maintenance of 7.19 lakh saplings under GAP 2026-27
As part of the Green Action Plan for 2026-27, the Delhi Forest Department is preparing for a large-scale plantation drive across the national capital, with plans to sow and maintain more than 7.19 lakh saplings across the south and west forest ranges worth more than ₹56.46 crore.
Capital’s ‘heritage trees’ missing from Forest Dept records
Delhi prides itself on being a city of monuments, history and culture, home to three UNESCO World Heritage Sites – Humayun’s Tomb, Qutub Minar and the Red Fort.
NGT forms panel to ascertain tree felling allegations
The National Green Tribunal has formed a panel and directed it to submit a factual report regarding the alleged illegal felling of trees in South Delhi’s Chhatarpur.
Illegal cutting of heritage peepal trees: NGT slaps Rs 80,000 fine on Faridabad official
The National Green Tribunal has imposed an environmental compensation of Rs 80,000 on the Deputy Director of the Faridabad Animal Husbandry and Dairying department in connection with the illegal felling of eight old pipal trees, in violation of forest department permission that required their transplantation.
Delhi CM highlights plastic waste as major challenge for clean Delhi
Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday said plastic waste was a major challenge to make Delhi clean and green, and addressing it required collective efforts using modern recycling and waste management technology.
The Delhi government and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi have begun exploring the possibility of removing the massive Bhalswa landfill to construct a new interstate bus terminal on the site.
Govt upset with CPWD, other agencies for not using construction waste
Despite repeated reminders by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, the Central Public Works Department and other implementing agencies have failed to improve the utilisation of recycled construction and demolition waste products.
84.5% of 1.52 lakh waste-pickers profiled so far come from SC, ST, and OBC communities
The Union government on Tuesday (February 3, 2026) for the first time released data on the ongoing enumeration of waste-pickers across the country, showing that a total of 1.52 lakh such workers had been profiled and validated so far across urban areas of 35 States and Union Territories.
NGT issues notices to Centre, states over rising forest fires
The National Green Tribunal has issued notices to the central and state governments, along with multiple statutory authorities, in response to a plea seeking robust measures to tackle the surge in forest fires across India.
Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Saturday called for the review of all policy decisions made during the 28 meetings of the National Tiger Conservation Authority over the past five decades.
India leads Asia with 98 Ramsar sites of international importance
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav on Monday said wetlands are vital not only for ecosystems but also for communities and livelihoods.
Despite Delhi-NCR reeling under chronic air pollution, the Union Budget 2026-27 has failed to prioritise clean air, said experts during a panel discussion organised by the Impact and Policy Research Institute, a think tank for policy research at Saket, Wednesday .
Indian cities could see far higher temperature rise than projected, says study
Climate models may be underestimating — by anything from half to two degrees — how much hotter India’s non-metropolitan cities can get from global warming relative to rural areas, according to a study published Wednesday (February 4, 2026).
