Overview
- Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav set a capacity-building agenda for CPCB so cities and industries can grow while meeting environmental norms.
- He laid the foundation stone for a new CPCB building and inaugurated regional laboratories in Pune and Shillong equipped to monitor 70 and 62 parameters, serving Maharashtra and the North-Eastern states.
- CPCB launched the SAMEER App Version 2.0 with personalized alerts, location-based services and improved citizen engagement on Android and iOS.
- A report titled Classification of Polluted River Stretches, 2025 and a manual using freshwater benthic macroinvertebrates for water-quality classification were released to guide monitoring and enforcement.
- Yadav called for collaboration with IITs and research bodies, emphasized behavioral change, and positioned CPCB as a mentor under updated compliance frameworks including the Jan Vishwas Act and Environment Audit Rules, 2025.