Weekly Environmental News Roundup (5 October 2026)
Weekly environmental news roundup from across different media networks for Week 40 (28 September to 4 October) 2026.
Air Quality
Winter pollution playbook updated. CAQM tightens GRAP 2026 for Delhi
The Commission for Air Quality Management on 28 September revised the Graded Response Action Plan for Delhi-NCR ahead of the winter pollution season, modifying certain clauses and adding new points in the citizen’s charter section.
Delhi government launches control centre to monitor pollution sources in real-time, AI analysis
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday launched an Integrated Command and Control Centre of the Delhi Pollution Control Committee for real-time monitoring of various sources of pollution in the city, AI-based analysis of pollution data and tracking operations of road sweeping machines.
CAQM flags 17 violations over road dust, C&D waste on 35 km of Delhi roads
The Commission for Air Quality Management has flagged 17 violations related to visible road dust and accumulation of construction and demolition waste during an inspection of 25 stretches covering around 35 km of Delhi’s Inner and Outer Ring Road, officials said on Sunday.
Water
The Delhi Jal Board has taken a series of major decisions to fundamentally change the way Delhi’s water and sewerage services are managed, with a clear focus on accountability, preventive maintenance, and better service for citizens.
As part of the 7th Nadi Utsav, a special session was held on 25 September 2026 at the IGNCA Campus, Janpath, New Delhi.
Dhobi ghats in New Delhi get water surcharge waiver
The New Delhi Municipal Council has approved a one-time waiver of the late payment surcharge on water bills for dhobi ghats across Lutyens’ Delhi, officials said.
Waste & Circularity
Delhi’s garbage mountains are finally coming down. New ones are rising
Sundar Lal can now clearly see the seven-storey ESI Hospital from his omelette cart in Tehkhand village, Okhla.
Gurugram will not be allowed to become Delhi’s dumping ground, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said while directing the police to impound vehicles bringing garbage from Delhi.
Delhi CM Rekha Gupta lays foundation of waste processing, biogas plant; inspects Okhla landfill
In a move aimed at increasing Delhi’s capacity to process fresh waste, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi is setting up three new waste-processing plants at Okhla, Singhola and Ghazipur, along with a 300-TPD (tonnes per day) biogas plant at Ghazipur.
Mounting garbage on Delhi streets as MCD demolishes local garbage collection points
Garbage collection points in most localities in Delhi have been inexplicably demolished by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi leading to mounting piles of household garbage on the streets around these collection points as local garbage collectors and residents remain clueless about what solution MCD has in mind and when it would be put in place.
Biodiversity
AAP alleges illegal tree felling, encroachment on forest land
The AAP on Thursday alleged that forest land worth hundreds of crores was being illegally encroached upon in Delhi’s Chhattarpur area, with trees allegedly being felled and unauthorised construction being carried out behind tin-sheet walls.
HC asks DMRC, DDA to reply to plea alleging damage to trees due to metro construction
The Delhi High Court has sought response of the DDA and DMRC on a plea to direct the authorities to stop damaging trees on a land where construction of an underground metro is underway in Karol Bagh area here.
Climate & Energy
Just 3% of parliamentary questions addressed climate over 10 years: Report
Just 8,702 of more than 2.34 lakh parliamentary questions raised in the decade to December 2025 were related to climate, accounting for just over 3% of the total, according to a new analysis.
