FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 5 - Caught on Camera

Centre hijacked AAP govt plantation event, alleges Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai; CM Arvind Kejriwal skips programme

NEW DELHI: Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai on Sunday alleged that the Centre hijacked an event of the Arvind Kejriwal government at the Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary with the Delhi Police putting up banners carrying pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the venue last night.

The Times of India · Jul 24, 2022

Centre tried to hijack AAP govt. plantation event; CM not to attend programme, says Gopal Rai

Environment Minister Gopal Rai alleged the Delhi Police acted on the directions of the Prime Minister's Office.

The Hindu · Jul 24, 2022

Delhi: Over 1 lakh saplings to be planted at Asola Bhatti mines

NEW DELHI: Delhi environment and forest minister Gopal Rai said more than one lakh saplings will be planted on July 24 at Asola Bhatti Mines as part of the Van Mahotsav's closing ceremony.

The Times of India · Jul 14, 2022

Nine-point action plan to curb landfill fires: Delhi minister Gopal Rai

NEW DELHI: In light of increasing fire cases, environment minister Gopal Rai on Thursday inspected Bhalswa landfill site in north Delhi to assess the situation. He said a nine-point action plan was being chalked out to reduce such fires.

The Times of India · Jun 2, 2022

Urban farming policy to teach global best practices, says Gopal Rai

NEW DELHI: The Delhi government will soon launch its urban farming policy, teaching the best practices and solutions from across the globe, environment minister Gopal Rai has said.

The Times of India · May 21, 2022

In two years, Delhi spent Rs 68 lakh on stubble decomposer, Rs 23 crore to advertise it

In 2020, the Delhi government announced with much fanfare a new strategy to tackle the issue of stubble burning – a bio-decomposer developed by the Indian Agriculture Research Institute (Pusa).

Newslaundry · May 11, 2022

Single-use plastic: Delhi govt to back alternative startups

NEW DELHI: The Delhi government will provide aid to startups providing alternatives to single-use plastic items, environment minister Gopal Rai said on Friday. The Centre has banned 19 single-use plastic items from July 1.

The Times of India · Apr 29, 2022

BJP-ruled MCDs should have used bulldozers on garbage mountains: Gopal Rai on landfill fires

NEW DELHI: Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday said the BJP-ruled municipal corporations should have used bulldozers to clear the mountains of garbage in Delhi as he blamed "corruption" in the MCDs for the frequent fires at landfills in the city.

The Times of India · Apr 27, 2022

Gopal Rai says Delhi govt to study gas sucking system used in Mumbai to curb landfill fires

NEW DELHI: To prevent fires at landfills, Delhi government will study the gas sucking system, which is used in Mumbai, and replicate it in the capital, environment minister Gopal Rai said on Thursday. The minister announced this after chairing a joint meeting with experts from IIT Delhi, TERI, Centre for…

The Times of India · Apr 21, 2022

Delhi: Counters at Narela and Najafgarh mandis to buy wheat at MSP

NEW DELHI: Coming to the aid of farmers, Delhi government has decided to set up procurement counters at Narela and Najafgarh mandis to buy wheat at minimum support price.

The Times of India · Apr 8, 2022