Yadav Calls For Sustainable, Climate-Resilient Real Estate

24 Dec 2025 CW Team

The Minister stressed that development and environmental protection are complementary objectives that must advance together. Highlighting the sector’s influence on energy consumption, water use, waste generation, air quality and urban heat, he said real estate will play a central role in achieving India’s climate commitments, including the Net Zero target by 2070. Sustainability, he added, is no longer optional but the foundation of future-ready development. With climate change increasingly affecting cities, he called for climate-resilient planning, including flood-resilient layouts, heat-adaptive building materials, expanded green cover and sustainable mobility solutions.

Yadav outlined reforms undertaken by the Ministry to modernise environmental governance, such as strengthening environmental clearance mechanisms, expanding digital and technology-driven systems, adopting a risk-based regulatory approach, advancing Mission LiFE and the Green Credit Programme, and reinforcing air and water quality frameworks in urban areas. He assured industry stakeholders that the government seeks to reward efficient compliance while acting firmly against violations, noting that ease of doing business cannot come at the cost of environmental safeguards, nor should environmental protection result in avoidable delays.

Encouraging the sector to take the lead, the Minister urged developers to adopt energy-efficient designs, renewable energy, water-positive developments, circular construction practices and green buildings, which he said would create long-term value for cities and citizens. Acknowledging CREDAI’s engagement, Yadav reiterated that industry bodies are partners in national development and reaffirmed the government’s commitment to sustainable urbanisation, regulatory reform and collaborative governance to ensure Indian cities grow in harmony with nature.

Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav on Thursday highlighted the real estate sector’s role as a key nation-building force while addressing the Confederation of Real Estate Developer Associations of India National Conclave 2025 in New Delhi. The event was attended by Union Minister for Home Affairs and Cooperation Amit Shah as the Chief Guest. Yadav said that as India works towards the goal of Viksit Bharat by 2047, urban planning and construction must focus on inclusive, resilient and sustainable growth, with environmental considerations embedded at the earliest stages of development. The Minister stressed that development and environmental protection are complementary objectives that must advance together. Highlighting the sector’s influence on energy consumption, water use, waste generation, air quality and urban heat, he said real estate will play a central role in achieving India’s climate commitments, including the Net Zero target by 2070. Sustainability, he added, is no longer optional but the foundation of future-ready development. With climate change increasingly affecting cities, he called for climate-resilient planning, including flood-resilient layouts, heat-adaptive building materials, expanded green cover and sustainable mobility solutions. Yadav outlined reforms undertaken by the Ministry to modernise environmental governance, such as strengthening environmental clearance mechanisms, expanding digital and technology-driven systems, adopting a risk-based regulatory approach, advancing Mission LiFE and the Green Credit Programme, and reinforcing air and water quality frameworks in urban areas. He assured industry stakeholders that the government seeks to reward efficient compliance while acting firmly against violations, noting that ease of doing business cannot come at the cost of environmental safeguards, nor should environmental protection result in avoidable delays. Encouraging the sector to take the lead, the Minister urged developers to adopt energy-efficient designs, renewable energy, water-positive developments, circular construction practices and green buildings, which he said would create long-term value for cities and citizens. Acknowledging CREDAI’s engagement, Yadav reiterated that industry bodies are partners in national development and reaffirmed the government’s commitment to sustainable urbanisation, regulatory reform and collaborative governance to ensure Indian cities grow in harmony with nature.

Real Estate

30 Jul 2026

AI: The New Recruit

From getting ideas to evaluating designs, presenting concepts to clients and tracking projects, artificial intelligence (AI) is helping architects work better and faster.“AI allows architects to spend more time doing what only they can do: think critically, synthesise complexity and design with intent,” says Dikshu C Kukreja, Managing Principal, CP Kukreja Architects. “Every minute reclaimed from repetitive processes can be invested in creativity, contextual understanding, interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation – the qualities that define meaningful architecture.”To read the ..

Real Estate

30 Jul 2026

Redevelopment 2.0

In 2017, Mumbai identified 160,000 ageing buildings due for structural audit. Close to half of these were in the Western Suburbs. Redeveloping the oldest and structurally weakest of these would help unlock new housing, much needed given the city’s growing population density and constant developed area of 437.7 sq km. At 30,600 people per sq km in 2024, Mumbai’s density was almost thrice that of Gurugram, and 60 per cent higher than Bengaluru’s.Essentially, Mumbai’s realty market has demand. It has capital. It has realty development potential.Fast forward to 2026. Mumbai has 1,094 regis..

Technology

30 Jul 2026

Cost intelligence will become a strategic contributor to project success

As India's construction industry accelerates its digital transformation, integrated platforms, AI and connected data are becoming essential to improving cost certainty, project efficiency and sustainability. Ravi Kumar, Sales Director – India, RIB Software India, shares how digital workflows are reshaping project planning, commercial management and decision-making across the construction value chain.India's construction sector is embracing digital technologies at an unprecedented pace. From your perspective, what are the biggest shifts driving this transformation and how is RIB Software enab..