Reena Gupta
Reena Gupta is an Indian politician and the national spokesperson...[1] for the Aam Aadmi Party. She is the advisor[2][3] to Gopal Rai, Minister of Environment, Forest and Wildlife, GNCTD [4].
She is also a member of SEIAA (State Level Environmental Impact Assessment Authority)[5], Delhi and a steering committee member[6] of the DDCD (Dialogue and Development Commission of Delhi), the policy think tank of GNCTD[7][8].
Education[edit]
Reena Gupta is a lawyer and holds a Masters from the Heller School of Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, Massachusetts[9][10].
Career[edit]
Gupta has worked at the grassroots and the policy/ advocacy level on issues of environment and sustainable development for more than two decades at AMUL milk cooperative, Oxfam America and the World Bank[10][11].
In order to join the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement in Delhi as an activist and later as a volunteer with the Aam Aadmi Party, she gave up her illustrious position at the World Bank in 2013. This marked the beginning of her active political career[12].
Activism[edit]
She has written extensively about the danger of pesticides in India and has been actively involved in the Safe Food Movement[13][14][15][16]. She is vocal[17][18][19] about air pollution, environmental issues, and social justice and regularly writes columns in Indian newspapers like the Times of India, the Indian Express, Hindustan Times, etc.[20][21][22][18].
Governance[edit]
Policy and Legislative wins[edit]
She legislated the policy which mandated vehicle aggregators and providers of delivery services to convert their fleet to electric vehicles with annual targets in a time-bound manner[23][24]. Post which she advocated for legislation enacting comparable mandates with neighbouring state and federal governments to encourage the adoption of electric vehicles[25].
Pollution Reduction Efforts[edit]
Gupta helped in the creation of the Real Time Source Apportionment system which identifies the main pollution causes and a time-bound measurable action plan to curb variable polluting sources while serving as the advisor to Delhi's Environment Minister [26][27]
She was the brain behind the creation of the Green War Room and the Green Delhi App[28]. Citizens can now report incidents of localized pollution and other environmental issues with the Green Delhi mobile app. The Green War Room which is operational 24x7 tracks the complaints to locate air pollution hotspots and is used to develop action strategies.
She played a key role in "Yudh Pradhushan Ke Virudh", a state-wide participatory citizen engagement effort to combat air pollution in Delhi[29]
Other Initiatives[edit]
Gupta is also leading 'Greening Delhi' which is the Delhi government’s two-pronged program to modernize neighbourhood parks with top-notch amenities while transforming vacant lots in Delhi into neighbourhood community parks and forests[30][31]
As a part of DDCD, she contributed to the initiative to increase the green cover of the city and organised free urban farming workshops to encourage and support citizens in growing vegetables and fruits in a sustainable and pesticide-free environment.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Comfortable AAP win to break BJP's 15-year MCD rule: Exit polls". Hindustan Times. December 6, 2022.
- ↑ "Paryavaran mitras join hands with locals to beautify park in Delhi". The Times of India. January 23, 2023.
- ↑ Service, Statesman News (January 22, 2023). "Delhi Govt to involve community support in park upkeep". The Statesman.
- ↑ India, Press Trust of (February 15, 2022). "Delhi one step closer to data on real-time pollution sources: Kejriwal". www.business-standard.com.
- ↑ "Centre sets up panel to assess environmental impacts of projects in Delhi". Hindustan Times. September 8, 2021.
- ↑ "Delhi government launches maths winter camp for school students". The Times of India. January 3, 2023.
- ↑ https://ddc.delhi.gov.in/our-work/5/raahgiri-day
- ↑ https://ddc.delhi.gov.in/delhi-2047
- ↑ "panellists - 2021". events.cleanaircollective.org.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "The Quadrant » Blog Archive » Making a Difference in Sustainable Development".
- ↑ "India : Unlocking Opportunities for Forest-Dependent People in India, Volume 1, Main Report". December 2005.
- ↑ MARLENA, ATISHI; BHUSHAN, PRASHANT; GUPTA, REENA (2015). "Initiatives and referendums: The next step in Indian democracy". Claiming India from Below. doi:10.4324/9781315665467. ISBN 9781315665467. Search this book on
- ↑ Gupta, Reena. "India's plague of pesticide poisoning: Why does the government not act to regulate pesticides better?". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Insecticide used in K'taka temple has killed before. And the govt isn't banning it". The News Minute. December 21, 2018.
- ↑ Gupta, Reena (February 24, 2019). "Wake up to children's exposure to pesticides". www.thehindubusinessline.com.
- ↑ "India Does Not Test For Feared Carcinogen In Food". NewsClick. October 7, 2019.
- ↑ "National Capital battles pollution; is politics costing Delhi its clean air? - India Environment Portal | News, reports, documents, blogs, data, analysis on environment & development | India, South Asia".
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 "To tackle air pollution, devise concrete, measurable time-bound targets". Hindustan Times. January 31, 2022.
- ↑ Gupta, Reena. "A mother's appeal: Pollution in Delhi is not just an elite concern". Scroll.in.
- ↑ "Opinion: City forests can secure Delhi's future". May 26, 2022.
- ↑ "Death of Anjali Singh: A decade after promised reforms, Delhi police is Centre's instrument, not people's shield". January 6, 2023.
- ↑ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/author/reena-gupta/https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/voice/virat-kohli-anushka-sharma-eliminate-single-use-plastic-5224342/
- ↑ "Delhi: Draft policy pushes for up to 50% EVs in aggregators' fleet by 2023". Hindustan Times. January 15, 2022.
- ↑ "Delhi notifies draft EV policy for app-based services, seeks public feedback". Hindustan Times. February 11, 2022.
- ↑ "Delhi govt notifies draft policy for aggregators to switch to EVs". February 10, 2022.
- ↑ Pioneer, The. "City's air-polluting sources to be tracked in real time from Oct 20". The Pioneer.
- ↑ https://www.outlookindia.com/national/air-pollution-sources-in-delhi-to-be-tracked-in-real-time-from-oct-20-news-226949
- ↑ Raha, Ashirbad (September 2, 2022). "Cleaning Delhi's Air".
- ↑ "Delhi: On Raahgiri Day, Burari residents shun vehicles to promote fitness". The Times of India. March 7, 2022.
- ↑ "Government to transform 1,000 parks adding world-class facilities". The New Indian Express.
- ↑ Pioneer, The. "DDC to upgrade Capital's neighbourhood parks, gardens". The Pioneer.
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