Gopal Rai

Delhi Environment minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday imposed a fine of ₹5 lakh on Larsen and Toubro, a construction company, for violation of environmental norms at the construction site of the BJP headquarters extension.

Like every year, Chhath Puja celebrations in Delhi-NCR have been marred by political bickering on air and water pollution in the national capital.  Even as devotees from Delhi, Noida and Ghaziabad line up to take a dip in the water of Yamuna, politics is ruling the roost. Both AAP and BJP are sparring endlessly over […]

Intending to upgrade the air quality in the national capital, the Delhi government on Thursday announced a month-long intensive anti-dust campaign.

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai, while announcing the PUC rule for every vehicle in Delhi, said he has asked his officers to ensure compliance of the rules at petrol pumps.

AAP will launch a Kooda Virodhi Abhiyan across Delhi, exposing the MCD for failing to remove mounts from three landfill sites in the national capital.

NEW DELHI: The Delhi government on Tuesday urged the Centre to reduce the rate of GST on the alternatives to the banned single-use plastic and their raw materials. The Central government banned single-use plastic across the country from July 1. In a letter, Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai informed Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman about […]

NEW DELHI: The Arvind Kejriwal Government, in a major move to curb air pollution in the national capital, has issued a directive to run a special drive on the Construction and Demolition (C&D) portal from July 15 to 30 which was launched in 2021. As of now, 600 sites have registered themselves on the portal. […]

  NEW DELHI: Delhi development minister Gopal Rai inaugurated a 500 KW power plant at Kheda Dabur Gaushala in Nazafgarh on Wednesday and announced to develop it as a model cowshed in the national capital. The government will install a solar power plant and a biogas plant at the cowshed, known as Hare Krishna Gaushala. […]

NEW DELHI: It was the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)’s show of strength Monday as Durgesh Pathak filed his nominations for the Rajinder Nagar by-election. A large number of supporters gathered around Narayana Vihar Gurudwara as Pathak started the roadshow ahead of filing the nomination papers. And the ruling AAP is not leaving anything to chance […]

  NEW DELHI: How about meditating in the serenity of a forest? What about watching live performances of your favourite artists amid the lap of nature? The Delhi government is planning for all that and more as they will develop four world-class city forests in the national capital, Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai said on […]