Union Environment Minister interacts with Start-ups to explore Affordable, Solutions for Air Pollution

Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change (EFCC), Bhupender Yadav, today interacted with start-ups and innovation companies working on air pollution mitigation, with a focus on developing practical, scalable and technology-driven solutions to address the air pollution challenge in Delhi-NCR. This interaction was held under a streak of stakeholder engagement initiatives within the theme ‘Saaf Hawa mein Hissedaari, Hum Sabhi ki hai Zimmedaari’ campaign.

Also present on the occasion were Union MoS (EFCC), Kirti Vardhan Singh; Minister for Environment, Forest and Wildlife (GNCTD), Sardar Manjinder Singh Sirsa; besides senior officers from MoEFCC, MoHUA, MoAFW, Delhi government, CAQM, CPCB, DPCC, among others.

Addressing the meeting, Shri Yadav highlighted that the interaction with start-ups is a novel, proactive initiative aimed at bridging the gap between policymakers and technology innovators. (UPDATED ON 17TH OCTBER 2026)