{
  "id": 8739001,
  "title": "Andhra Pradesh CM Naidu calls for eco-friendly constructions to protect environment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/andhra-pradesh-cm-naidu-calls-for-eco-friendly-constructions-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T17:48:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/andhra-pradesh-cm-naidu-calls-for-eco-friendly-constructions-to-protect-environment/article71488683.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu of Andhra Pradesh has urged citizens to favor eco-friendly buildings over expanding urban \"concrete jungles.\" He advocated for a shift from \"gray growth\" towards \"green growth,\" emphasizing the urgent need to address climate change. Naidu inaugurated The Earth Center - Vista Spaces, a LEED Platinum-certified commercial office and co-working space in Bengaluru, alongside Karnataka's Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar. He stressed that buildings should not be resource-intensive and that collective action was necessary to combat climate change. Naidu called for prioritizing solar power, water conservation, and waste-to-wealth conversion in construction. He noted that The Earth Center was designed with current environmental challenges in mind, representing the future of urban development. Naidu observed that urban expansion had been driven by \"gray infrastructure.\" He highlighted Andhra Pradesh's role in the national green energy transition and Amaravati's development as an eco-friendly city with a futuristic vision.",
  "summary": "Observing that climate change is already a daunting challenge to be faced collectively, he lays emphasis on harnessing the potential of solar power, conserving water and converting waste into wealth to the extent possible",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}