Delhi records clearer air in July, Sirsa credits Environment Action Plan 2025
An AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good' and 51 to 100 is 'satisfactory'.
Meanwhile, as part of Van Mahotsav 2025 , Lieutenant-Governor V.K. Saxena and New Delhi MP Bansuri Swaraj on Sunday planted saplings of Gulmohar, Amaltas, and Pride of India at the Qutubgarh city forest. The plantation efforts are part of the annual target of planting 70 lakh saplings in Delhi in 2025.
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The Hindu
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Delhi records clearer air in July, Sirsa credits Environment Action Plan 2025
Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Sunday said that the Capital had recorded 12 'satisfactory' AQI days out of the first 13 in July, and attributed the cleaner air to routine, city-wide measures being implemented under the ongoing Environment Action Plan 2025. 'We are seeing a more consistent pattern of better air days during months that have typically recorded higher pollution. The focus continues to be on steady implementation — from enforcement to landfill operations — to support sustainable outcomes,' the Minister said. An AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good' and 51 to 100 is 'satisfactory'. Meanwhile, as part of Van Mahotsav 2025 , Lieutenant-Governor V.K. Saxena and New Delhi MP Bansuri Swaraj on Sunday planted saplings of Gulmohar, Amaltas, and Pride of India at the Qutubgarh city forest. The plantation efforts are part of the annual target of planting 70 lakh saplings in Delhi in 2025.
New Indian Express
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