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Delhi Pollution: AAP Govt Launches 'Red Light On, Gaadi Off' Campaign to Curb Emissions
2 months ago

Delhi Pollution: AAP Govt Launches 'Red Light On, Gaadi Off' Campaign to Curb Emissions

Live Mint  

Delhi's Environment Minister launches a campaign to curb vehicular emissions and air pollution in the city. The campaign, named 'Red Light On, Gaadi Off', encourages people to switch off their vehicle engines while waiting at red lights or traffic lights to curb emissions. The campaign kicked off at the ITO crossing in Delhi, with volunteers holding placards and distributing roses …

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Delhi government writes to Centre seeking nod for artificial rain to combat winter smog
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi government writes to Centre seeking nod for artificial rain to combat winter smog

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai on Friday urged the Centre to convene an urgent meeting with stakeholders to evaluate the feasibility of cloud seeding technology in the national capital to curb the intensity of air pollution during winter months, and secure necessary permissions in that regard. In a letter to Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change …

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Fact-finding panel is ‘illegal’: Official to forest minister Rai
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Fact-finding panel is ‘illegal’: Official to forest minister Rai

Hindustan Times  

Delhi forest department principal secretary AK Singh on Monday wrote to forest minister Gopal Rai, stating that a committee he formulated to look into the felling of trees at a reserve forest in south Delhi has been set up in violation of rules. Responding to the letter, a Delhi government official alleged that Singh is “running away from accountability”. The …

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Delhi Environment Minister calls meeting of depts for effective implementation of air pollution control plan
1 year, 1 month ago

Delhi Environment Minister calls meeting of depts for effective implementation of air pollution control plan

The Hindu  

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai will on Thursday hold a meeting with departments on the effective implementation of measures outlined in the Centre's air pollution control plan, officials said. Mr. Rai had previously reprimanded the departments concerned for their negligence in executing the air pollution control plan and urged them to establish a monitoring mechanism for overseeing the teams responsible …

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‘Crackers burnt in capital brought from BJP-ruled UP, Haryana’: Delhi minister
1 year, 1 month ago

‘Crackers burnt in capital brought from BJP-ruled UP, Haryana’: Delhi minister

Hindustan Times  

Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai on Monday alleged that crackers burnt in the national Capital on Diwali night were sourced from Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, both ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party. The police of Delhi, Haryana and UP are under the control of the BJP and no common man can easily supply the firecrackers amid the monitoring of these …

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Rain brings Capital some respite from hazardous air; odd-even scheme deferred
1 year, 1 month ago

Rain brings Capital some respite from hazardous air; odd-even scheme deferred

The Hindu  

With overnight rain drastically improving the city’s air quality, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Friday said the government has decided not to implement the odd-even vehicle rationing scheme after Deepavali, as announced on November 6. Addressing a press conference on Friday, the Environment Minister said, “For the last 8-10 days, due to the stagnant air and decreasing temperature, pollution …

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Delhi minister urges Centre to impose complete ban on firecrackers in NCR states to curb air pollution
1 year, 2 months ago

Delhi minister urges Centre to impose complete ban on firecrackers in NCR states to curb air pollution

India TV News  

In an effort to reduce air pollution, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday urged the Center to impose a blanket ban on firecrackers and only permit the movement of CNG and electric vehicles within the National Capital Region. In a letter to the Union Environment Ministry, Rai claimed that the Delhi government has taken several steps to curb air …

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AAP will solve Delhi\'s garbage problem in 5 years if voted to MCD: Gopal Rai
2 years, 1 month ago

AAP will solve Delhi\'s garbage problem in 5 years if voted to MCD: Gopal Rai

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: AAP Delhi convener and minister Gopal Rai Friday asserted his party will solve the city's garbage management problem within five years, if voted to power in the MCD, saying the BJP failed in its 15-year-tenure in the civic body. The party released 'Kejriwal's 10 guarantees' for the December 4 MCD polls earlier this month with the promise to …

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BJP's Ideology Favours Rising Air Pollution, Says Delhi Minister Gopal Rai
2 years, 1 month ago

BJP's Ideology Favours Rising Air Pollution, Says Delhi Minister Gopal Rai

News 18  

The ideology of the BJP favours rising air pollution levels as the party voiced support to bursting of firecrackers but did not help the Punjab government provide a cash incentive to farmers for not burning crop residue, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai alleged on Tuesday. Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena would not have stopped the implementation of the “Red …

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’Red light on, gaadi off’ campaign launch postponed: Delhi minister Gopal Rai
2 years, 1 month ago

’Red light on, gaadi off’ campaign launch postponed: Delhi minister Gopal Rai

Live Mint  

The 'red light on, gaadi off' campaign, which was set to be launched in the national capital on Friday, is being postponed as no approval has been received from the LG so far, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai has said. "The 'red light on, gaadi off' campaign has been successful in previous years. The campaign which was first launched on …

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No fuel in Delhi from 25 October if you do not have proper PUC. Here’s why
2 years, 2 months ago

No fuel in Delhi from 25 October if you do not have proper PUC. Here’s why

Live Mint  

The AAP government in Delhi has decided that petrol and diesel will not be provided without PUC certificate at petrol pumps in the national capital from October 25, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai said in a bid to curb vehicular pollution. The Delhi Environment Minister said that a meeting of officials from environment, transport and traffic departments was convened on …

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Single-use plastic ban violation to invite fine of up to Rs 1 lakh or jail term, says Gopal Rai
2 years, 5 months ago

Single-use plastic ban violation to invite fine of up to Rs 1 lakh or jail term, says Gopal Rai

Firstpost  

The Delhi minister said the government will issue warning notices to units found flouting the ban on 19 identified SUP items till 10 July and thereafter take punitive action against repeat offenders. New Delhi: Violation of the ban on single-use plastic items in Delhi will invite a fine of up to Rs 1 lakh or a jail term of up …

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Amitabh Bachchan's South Delhi Bungalow “Sopaan” was sold for Rs 23 crore
2 years, 10 months ago

Amitabh Bachchan's South Delhi Bungalow “Sopaan” was sold for Rs 23 crore

ABP News  

Mr. Bachchan yesterday posted the poster of his upcoming movie “Jhund” and we all are waiting for the movie to release. Teji Bachchan and Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Bachchan's parents used to live at the two-story, 418.05 square metre property “Sopaan”. Harivansh Rai, Amitabh Bachchan's father, is known to hold poetry workshops in the mansion till 1980. According to Pradeep, who …

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Delhi minister Gopal Rai calls emergency meeting over violation of SC's pollution norms | India Today impact
3 years ago

Delhi minister Gopal Rai calls emergency meeting over violation of SC's pollution norms | India Today impact

India Today  

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai called an emergency meeting over the alleged violation of the Supreme Court's pollution norms. Officials from the Delhi Traffic Police department, environment department, transport department, Delhi Pollution Control Committee and NBCC India are likely to be present at the meeting with Delhi's environment minister. Open violation of air pollution rules | What India Today's investigation …

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Delhi govt suggests reopening schools, colleges
3 years ago

Delhi govt suggests reopening schools, colleges

Hindustan Times  

Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai on Monday said the Kejriwal government will be sending a submission to the Commission for Air Quality Management in the National Capital Region and its adjoining areas, suggesting the reopening of schools for children from sixth grade onwards and colleges in the capital with immediate effect, while also suggesting schools for primary school children up …

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Delhi doctor dies by suicide, was treating Covid patients in ICU for a month
3 years, 7 months ago

Delhi doctor dies by suicide, was treating Covid patients in ICU for a month

India Today  

A 36-year-old doctor who had been attending to Covid-19 patients for nearly a month in the ICU of a private hospital in Delhi, has died by suicide. Speaking on the condition of anonymity, one of Dr Rai's colleagues said he was on Covid duty for the past one month and was dealing with ICU patients. Despite efforts, not many would …

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Severe pollution continues to choke Capital
4 years, 1 month ago

Severe pollution continues to choke Capital

The Hindu  

Delhi’s air quality improved slightly but remained in the ‘severe’ category for the second consecutive day on Friday, with farm fires accounting for 21% of the pollution in the Capital. According to the Central Pollution Control Board, the 24-hour average Air Quality Index of Delhi was 406; the AQI on Thursday was 450 — the highest so far this year. …

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Arvind Kejriwal to Launch Spraying of Anti-stubble Burning Solution on Tuesday
4 years, 2 months ago

Arvind Kejriwal to Launch Spraying of Anti-stubble Burning Solution on Tuesday

News 18  

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will on Tuesday launch the spraying of anti-stubble burning solution in Delhi’s Ghalib Pur village, Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Sunday. So far, we have received applications to spray the anti-stubble burning solution on nearly 1,500 acres of land where non-basmati rice is grown, he said. “If this proves to be successful in Delhi, it …

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