Harsh Vardhan takes charge of environment ministry
Union minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday took over the charge of the environment ministry that fell vacant after the death of Anil Madhav Dave.
File image of Harsh Vardhan. PTI
New Delhi: Union minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday took over the charge of the environment ministry that fell vacant after the death of Anil Madhav Dave.
Dave had passed away on 18 May after suffering cardiac arrest. He was 60. The government had subsequently handed over the additional charge of the ministry to Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan.
After taking charge, Harsh Vardhan planted a sapling on the premises of the ministry in memory of Dave.
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