Weekly Environmental News Roundup: 8 June 2026
Weekly environmental news roundup from across different media networks for Week 23 (1 to 7 June) 2026.
PM Modi hails Bhupendar Yadav’s Environment Day message, backs collective push for “Dust-Free Delhi”
Delhi CM launches Namo Oxygen Parks on World Environment Day
On the occasion of World Environment Day, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav and Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta launched 18 Namo Oxygen Parks from the Maidangarhi area in South Delhi on Friday.
Delhi heat report: 99% of the city faced extreme heat in 10 years as green cover fell below 14%
About 75.78% of Delhi’s area remained heat-stressed for six or more years between 2015 and 2024, with a majority of construction sites, marketplaces and schools located in areas experiencing recurring extreme heat, according to a report by the Centre for Science and Environment.
Yamuna hits historic low in Delhi; water supply disrupted amid rain forecast’
Parts of Delhi continued to remain parched on Sunday, the 10th day, with truncated water supply in several areas of central, north, northwest, and south Delhi on account of the dry Yamuna being unable to provide raw water to the city’s largest water treatment plants – Wazirabad and Chandrawal – for producing drinking water.
DJB to construct 500 new rainwater harvesting systems across capital: Water minister
Delhi Launches Water Rationalisation Plan As Survey Reveals Supply Imbalance
Why does a constituency with nearly 9 lakh residents receive far less water per person than one with less than a third of that population?
Hauz khas and others: Water shortage turns into contamination crisis in parts of Delhi
Hauz Khas in south Delhi has joined a growing list of areas affected by the ongoing water supply crisis in the Capital that have started receiving contaminated supply, with residents complaining of foul-smelling water allegedly mixed with sewage.
Delhi heatwave relief: NDMC makes drinking water free at all 38 water ATMs
As Delhi continues to battle soaring temperatures, getting access to clean drinking water has become a daily challenge for thousands of people on the move.
Delhi World’s Second-Richest Capital For Avian Diversity, Hosts 471 Bird Species
Delhi is the world’s second-richest capital for avian diversity after Nairobi, hosting 471 bird species, according to the city’s first comprehensive Delhi Bird Atlas.
In a significant initiative aimed at raising awareness about the conservation of the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard (Godawan), a spectacular visual projection and light display dedicated to the iconic bird will be showcased at the historic in New Delhi on World Environment Day.
Bioremediation project launched to ease Gurugram’s waste burden
In a major step to address Gurugram’s growing waste management challenge and reduce dependence on the overloaded Bandhwari landfill, Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal on Friday launched a bioremediation pilot project at Dhankot Leg-3.
Hardeep Puri launches E85 fuel on World Environment Day in New Delhi
On the occasion of World Environment Day, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri launched E85 fuel at an Indian Oil Corporation fuel station in New Delhi.
