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07/10/2026

🏙️ World Habitat Day 2026 - Technical Sessions to Deliberate on Emerging Urban Housing Challenges

As part of the World Habitat Day 2026 celebrations, a series of technical sessions provided a platform for experts and stakeholders to deliberate on the emerging challenges and opportunities in urban housing and explore practical approaches towards ensuring adequate, affordable and resilient housing for all.

The technical sessions focused on three important areas:

🔹 First Technical Session: Structural Challenges & Enabling Measures for Rental Housing: Discussions focused on strengthening Affordable Rental Housing through better regulations, infrastructure, investment and public-private participation, with emphasis on migrants, workers, students and other mobile communities.

🔹 Second Technical Session: Regulatory Measures to Bridge the Demand–Supply Gap in Housing: The session explored policy and regulatory measures, streamlined approvals, efficient land-use planning and improved coordination to accelerate affordable housing delivery.

🔹 Third Technical Session: Low-Cost Indigenous Technologies & Financing for Resilient Housing: The session highlighted innovative, low-cost and indigenous technologies and suitable financing solutions to promote quality, resource-efficient, climate-resilient and affordable housing.

Shri Arvind Kumar, Executive Director, Building Materials & Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC), participated as a panellist in the third technical session, along with Dr. Debolina Kundu, Director, NIUA; Tarun Garg, Principal, RMI India Foundation; Sanjay Seth, Senior Director, Sustainable Infrastructure Programme, TERI; Dr. Teresa Kerber, Project Director, GIZ India; Aarti Nain, Advisor, Urban Cooling & Heat Risk Mitigation, UN Environment Programme (UNEP); and Mona Kachhwaha, Co-founder & Partner, UC IMPACT.

🏠 Together, shaping innovative pathways towards resilient, inclusive and affordable housing for all.

07/10/2026

UN-Habitat India Office Inaugurated at BMTPC Premises

The UN-Habitat India Office was inaugurated at the BMTPC premises in the presence of Sh Arvind Kumar, ED, BMTPC, and UN-Habitat representatives Mr. Stefan Preisner, United Nations Resident Coordinator in India; Mr. Patrick Canagasingham, Director, Regional Programmes Division; and Ms. Aline Machado Da Matta, Head, UNITAC.

Mr. Nilesh Rajadhyaksha, Country Programme Manager, UN-Habitat India with his team will occupy the office.

A new space for advancing the vision of better habitat and sustainable human settlements.

06/10/2026

🏠🌍 World Habitat Day 2026 | Celebrating Housing for All

BMTPC participated in the World Habitat Day 2026 celebrations organized by the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on 5th October 2026.

🎨 As part of the celebrations, BMTPC organized a Painting Competition for Differently Abled Children on the theme “Adequate Housing for All”. The exhibition of the winning entries was also organised on the occasion. The winners were felicitated by Shri Tokhan Sahu, Hon’ble Minister of State for Housing & Urban Affairs.

📖 BMTPC also brought out a Special Issue of “Nirman Sarika” on the theme of the World Habitat Day 2026. The publication was released by Shri Tokhan Sahu, Hon’ble Minister of State for Housing & Urban Affairs, Government of India in the august presence of Shri Satendra Singh, Secretary, Department of Urban Development, MoHUA; Smt. D Thara, Secretary, Department of Capital Development, MoHUA, Shri Kumar Ravikant Singh, Joint Secretary and Mission Director (Housing for All & Housing), MoHUA and representatives of UN-Habitat.

The celebration reaffirmed the vision of inclusive, adequate and sustainable housing for all. 🏡✨

30/09/2026

🏗️ 24th Batch of NAVARITIH – Certificate Course on Innovative Construction Technologies successfully conducted from 25–29 September 2026.

👥 The programme was attended by 31 civil professional engineers, architects and final-year students of Civil Engineering & Architecture.

The programme featured expert sessions on Formwork Systems, 3D Concrete Printing, Tunnel Formwork, Precast Sandwich & GFRG Panels, Stay-in-Place Formwork, Precast Concrete Buildings, Steel Structural Systems, Bamboo-based Construction, Light Gauge Steel Frames, EPS Technology and 3D Precast Volumetric Systems, among other innovative construction technologies.

🎓 Lectures were delivered by experts from BMTPC, CPWD, IITs, CSIR-CBRI, L&T, Adani Group, B.G. Shirke, CanBoo, Salmon Leap and hoMMission India, Outinord Formworks, Supreme Petrochem and other leading industry experts.

🌱🏠 Promoting technology transition, faster construction, sustainability & resilient housing.

28/09/2026

The Building Materials and Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC), in association with University School of Architecture and Planning (USAP), Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU) as Knowledge Partner, is organising a one-day seminar on:

“Towards Climate-Responsive Buildings: Innovations & Dust-Free Construction Technologies and Sustainable Energy-Efficient Building Materials”

📅 13 October 2026
🕘 9:30 AM onwards
📍 The Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi

The seminar will bring together academia, industry and policymakers to explore innovative approaches for addressing urban air pollution and climate vulnerability through dust-free, low-carbon construction, sustainable building materials and climate-responsive design practices.

🔹 Key themes include:
• Precast Technology for Affordable Housing
• Energy Efficiency in Residential Buildings
• Sustainable Urban Planning & Healthy Cities
• Low-Carbon Building Technologies
• Pre-Engineered Steel Structural Systems
• 3D Printing for Next-Generation Buildings
• Pre-Finished Precast Volumetric Construction
• Dust Mitigation and Clean Construction
• Innovative Technologies for Affordable Housing

🎓 Registration is open only to students of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Urban Planning. Pre-registration is mandatory. An E-Certificate will be awarded to registered candidates only.

🔗 Register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdeY-Lu8ghvCWatjiG-SlLjdygtO0tju2jZOMKwXb8q19gJhag/viewform

28/09/2026

🏗️ BMTPC Sensitization Programme on Emerging Construction Technologies for Mass Housing | GCET Jammu

The Building Materials & Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC), under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India, organised a sensitization programme on “Emerging Construction Technologies for Mass Housing”on 22 September 2026 at GCET Jammu, in association with Government College of Engineering & Technology (GCET), Jammu.

More than 80 students of Civil Engineering and faculty members from GCET Jammu and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU), Katra, participated in the programme, which included technical sessions on innovative construction technologies and modern building materials.

The programme was followed by a site visit to the Demonstration Housing Project (DHP) at Bhalwal, Jammu, providing participants with practical exposure to emerging construction technologies through on-site demonstrations and interaction.

🏠 Promoting innovative, efficient and sustainable housing solutions.

09/09/2026

🎨 Painting Competition on the occasion of World Habitat Day 2026
Theme: “Adequate Housing for All”

On the occasion of World Habitat Day 2026, the Building Materials & Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC) is organising a Painting Competition for children with special needs from Special Schools in NCR.

The competition is an opportunity to recognise the creativity, imagination and perspectives of young participants, while encouraging greater awareness of the importance of adequate, inclusive, accessible and dignified housing for all.

Categories

* Hearing-impaired students: Classes VI to VIII
* Students with intellectual disabilities: 8–18 years

🏫 Participation & Submission

Special Schools in NCR are invited to conduct the painting competition within their schools. Each school is requested to select and send/submit its best 20 entries to the BMTPC office for consideration by the jury.

- Last date for entries to reach BMTPC: 18 September 2026
- Jury evaluation: 22 September 2026
- ⁠Winners’ names communicated to Ministry officials: 22 September 2026

Prizes

🥇 First Prize: ₹15,000
🥈 Second Prize: ₹10,000
🥉 Third Prize: ₹7,500
🏅 Two Consolation Prizes: ₹5,000 each

Each winner will also receive a certificate.

The winning paintings will be displayed at Vigyan Bhawan, as decided by the Ministry, and the winners will be invited to Vigyan Bhawan for felicitation during the World Habitat Day 2026 celebrations.

The prize money will be transferred to the beneficiaries’ bank accounts, and certificates will be presented by the Hon’ble Minister during the function on 5 October 2026.

We invite schools to encourage and support their students to participate and express, through art, their vision of healthy, happy and inclusive communities.

Every child’s creativity deserves to be seen, valued and celebrated. Together, let us recognise talent and build a more inclusive future.

08/09/2026

🏗️ *24th Batch of NAVARITIH – Certificate Course on Innovative Construction Technologies*

📢 *Registrations are now OPEN!*
Want to learn about *latest and emerging construction materials, systems and technologies* shaping the future of housing and building construction?

Professionals and students are invited to join the *NAVARITIH Certificate Course on Innovative Construction Technologies*.

🔹 *What will you learn?*
• Latest innovative and alternate construction technologies
• Emerging building materials and their applications
• Properties, specifications and performance of new technologies
• Design and construction methodologies
• Exposure to successfully executed innovative technology projects

👷 *Who can apply?*
• B.E./B.Tech (Civil)
• B.Arch. or equivalent
• Diploma in Civil Engineering with 5 years’ experience
• Final-year students of Civil Engineering & Architecture|

📅 *Online Classes:* 25–29 September 2026
💰 *Course Fee:* ₹2,500/-
🎓 *Certificate:* Awarded on successful completion
🏛️ *Physical Certificate Opportunity*

On the occasion of World Habitat Day function to be held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on 5 October 2026, desirous participants will have the opportunity to receive their *physical certificates* from the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs during the Technical Session on Climate Resilience and Energy Efficiency in Built Environment.

⏳ *Registration is on a First Come, First Serve basis!*
👉 *Register Now:* https://ict.bmtpc.org

Be a part of the movement towards *technology transition, faster construction, sustainability and resilient housing*. 🌱🏠

05/09/2026

BMTPC Awards Performance Appraisal Certificate (PAC) to M/s Greenjams Buildtech Private Limited for Innovative Agrocrete Building Products

The Building Materials & Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC) awarded the Performance Appraisal Certificate (PAC) to M/s Greenjams Buildtech Private Limited on 5 September 2026 for its innovative product:

🌱 “Agrocrete Blocks and Bricks”

Agrocrete Solid Bricks and Hollow Blocks are innovative masonry units manufactured using crop residues, industrial by-products such as fly ash, alkali-activated slag-based binders, reclaimed excavation soil, and stone-crushing residue.

These sustainable building products are durable, thermally insulating, and suitable for both load-bearing and non-load-bearing construction applications, subject to design requirements.

🔹 Product Specifications
• Solid Agrocrete Bricks: 230 mm × 100 mm × 75 mm, comparable to regular red clay brick sizes.
• Hollow Agrocrete Blocks: 400 mm × 150 mm (length × height), with thickness/width available from 100 mm to 200 mm in 50 mm intervals.

🌿 Salient Features
✅ Manufactured using agricultural residues and industrial by-products
✅ Provides thermal comfort and energy efficiency
✅ Suitable for internal and external wall applications, subject to design requirements
✅ Available in solid brick and hollow block formats for building applications

🏆 Recognition & Field Applications

The agency participated in the Indian Housing Technology Mela (IHTM), organised by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Government of India, from 5–7 October 2021 at Lucknow. The Hon’ble Prime Minister also visited the agency’s stall. The agency’s system/product was recommended among the top three technologies by the Technical Evaluation Committee (TEC) at the IHTM.

🌳 Dhun Project:
At Dhun, a 500-acre development where a desert has been transformed into a forest over the past decade, Agrocrete blocks are being produced on-site using reclaimed excavation soil from the project campus itself, demonstrating a circular approach to sustainable construction.

🏡 Bengaluru Project:
In another project with Ruchira Developers, comprising 113 villas, all triplex villas are constructed using Agrocrete blocks. The total built-up area covered using Agrocrete products is approximately 5.2 lakh sq. ft.

This recognition by BMTPC highlights the potential of innovative, resource-efficient and sustainable building materials in advancing environmentally responsible construction practices. 🌱🏗️

04/09/2026

🏗️ *24th Batch of NAVARITIH – Certificate Course on Innovative Construction Technologies*

📢 *Registrations are now OPEN!*

Want to learn about *latest and emerging construction materials, systems and technologies* shaping the future of housing and building construction?

Professionals and students are invited to join the *NAVARITIH Certificate Course on Innovative Construction Technologies*.

🔹 *What will you learn?*
• Latest innovative and alternate construction technologies
• Emerging building materials and their applications
• Properties, specifications and performance of new technologies
• Design and construction methodologies
• Exposure to successfully executed innovative technology projects

👷 *Who can apply?*
• B.E./B.Tech (Civil)
• B.Arch. or equivalent
• Diploma in Civil Engineering with 5 years’ experience
• Final-year students of Civil Engineering & Architecture

📅 *Online Classes:* 25–29 September 2026
💰 *Course Fee:* ₹2,500/-
🎓 *Certificate:* Awarded on successful completion

🏛️ *Physical Certificate Opportunity*
On the occasion of World Habitat Day function to be held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on 5 October 2026, desirous participants will have the opportunity to receive their *physical certificates* from the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs during the Technical Session on Climate Resilience and Energy Efficiency in Built Environment.

⏳ *Registration is on a First Come, First Serve basis!*

👉 *Register Now:* https://ict.bmtpc.org

Be a part of the movement towards *technology transition, faster construction, sustainability and resilient housing*. 🌱🏠

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