8 July 2021

NEW DELHI: New environment minister, Bhupender Yadav, on Thursday took charge of his ministry amid challenges to deliver on multiple fronts - be it taking strict air pollution abatement measures in cities, striking a balance between development needs and environmental protection, and ensuring India reach its goals under different global commitments on biodiversity and climate change.

After taking the charge, Yadav, a BJP member in Rajya Sabha, said he would make all efforts to deliver on the responsibilities given to him by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Before assuming charge, he planted a sapling inside the premises of the environment ministry at Indira Paryavaran Bhawan in Jor Bagh in south Delhi.

Yadav joined the ministry at a time when it came under criticism for diverting wildlife habitat and forest lands for different infrastructure works during the pandemic-hit year when movement was quite restricted to assess the ground situation before taking any key decision.

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