Union Environment Minister inaugurates 18 Namo Oxygen Parks in Delhi; Union and Delhi Governments launch major Green Initiatives on World Environment Day 2026
- On World Environment Day, 5 June 2026, Union Environment Minister Shri Bhupender Yadav and Delhi CM Smt. Rekha Gupta inaugurated 18 'Namo Oxygen Parks' across Delhi as urban green-lung infrastructure.
- Event also released the Working Plan for NCT Delhi, Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary Management Plan and the Delhi Bird Atlas — anchoring scientific environmental governance.
- Initiatives are nested within PM Modi's nationwide 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' (now 2.0) plantation campaign; Delhi pledged 15 lakh trees in 2026.
- UPSC relevance: GS-III (environment, urban pollution), GS-II (Centre–State cooperative federalism, CAQM), prelims-style scheme/agency tagging.