Overview

• Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said hazardous air has begun shaving years off Delhi residents’ lives and that he limits his stays to two or three days because of the pollution.
• The National Highways Authority of India has repurposed about 80 lakh tonnes of waste from four Delhi landfills for highway construction, lowering the Ghazipur dump by seven metres.
• During 2024–25, NHAI surpassed its 60 lakh-tree target by planting 67 lakh trees and has now upgraded its ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ campaign to version 2.0 with AI support.
• The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is accelerating the adoption of ethanol and other cleaner fuels to tackle the transport sector’s roughly 40 percent share of national pollution.
• An AI-driven e-tagging system has been introduced to monitor sapling growth and ensure long-term care of the new plantations along key highway corridors.