NET-ZERO INFRASTRUCTURE MATTERS BECAUSE IT ADDRESSES THE HEART OF INDIA'S DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGE

We catch up with Deepak Rai, Founder & Managing Director, BOOTES, India’s First Net-Zero Engineering Company, to understand why sustainable, climate-responsible development is the way forward

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In your opinion, why is Net-Zero Infrastructure Development crucial for India’s future?

India is growing at a pace the world has rarely witnessed. Our cities are expanding, our energy demand is rising, and pollution is at its peak. With millions of people moving into new homes, offices, and public spaces every year. In this kind of growth story, the question is no longer “Should we build sustainably?” — it is “Can India afford not to?”

Net-Zero infrastructure matters because it addresses the heart of India's development challenge: how to grow quickly without exhausting the resources future generations depend on. Buildings today consume enormous amounts of electricity and water. If we do not rethink this, the burden on our grids, our groundwater and our cities will only multiply.