India, July 11 -- In a significant step towards promoting sustainable urbanisation and climate-resilient infrastructure, the Housing & Urban Development (H&UD) Department of the Odisha government today facilitated the signing of a landmark tripartite memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish the Centre of Excellence on Low Carbon Construction Materials and Sustainable Development.

The initiative is aimed at promoting research, innovation, capacity building and the adoption of sustainable construction practices to support Odisha's vision of building cleaner, greener and future-ready cities.

The MoU was signed between the Odisha Urban Academy (OUA), IIT Bhubaneswar, and Development Alternatives by Suvendu Sahu, Director, Odisha Urba...