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New Delhi, 26th November 2025: On the concluding day of the GreenReturns Summit 2025, organised by the Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association (IVCA), Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari, delivered the closing address, outlining India’s path toward sustainable, future-ready infrastructure, and climate-aligned growth.
In his remarks, Shri Gadkari emphasised that India’s development trajectory over the next decade will depend on how effectively the country integrates green mobility, renewable energy, and low-carbon technologies into its core infrastructure planning. He said, “Deeptech, climate-tech, and ESG-aligned enterprises are emerging as strategic pillars of India’s development story. These sectors demand long-horizon capital and blended financing models that can underwrite higher technical risk. Strengthening these financing pathways will allow India to build global capabilities in areas that shape the future economy.”
Shri Gadkari also highlighted the urgency of accelerating climate-linked investments, stating that India will require large-scale capital mobilisation, coordinated policy support, and rapid technological advancement to meet long-term sustainability targets. He added, “A coordinated approach between government, investors, and institutions is essential to expand the domestic pool of early-stage capital. As policies mature and investor participation widens, India has the opportunity to create a robust innovation-finance ecosystem—one that enables founders in science-led and climate-focused sectors to scale with confidence.”
The Minister also stressed the potential of biofuels, electric mobility, green hydrogen, and circular economy solutions in driving India’s green transition. He stressed the need for strengthening financing ecosystems to support these sectors and create viable pathways for industry adoption.
Shri Gadkari’s address drew strong engagement from stakeholders across the investment, climate innovation, and infrastructure ecosystem, emerging as one of the major highlights of Day 2 of the Summit. His session provided clarity on policy direction and investment priorities as India advances its clean energy and sustainable mobility agenda.
The Summit also hosted discussions on India’s $10 trillion climate investment opportunity, the role of institutional capital in green growth, and the importance of deeptech-led solutions for decarbonisation and the energy transition.
To watch his session, click here: 5:56:44 – 6.21.26 (time stamp) (https://www.youtube.com/live/gDY04y0ayYo)
About Shri. Nitin Gadkari:
Hon’ble Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Government of India
Mr. Nitin Gadkari, India’s Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, is widely regarded as the architect of the country’s modern infrastructure expansion. With a background in commerce, law, and business management, his political journey spans leadership roles from Maharashtra BJP President to National President of the BJP. He has spearheaded the construction of 91,000+ km of national highways and delivered landmark projects including the Mumbai–Pune Expressway, Bandra–Worli Sea Link, Delhi–Meerut Expressway, and the upcoming Delhi–Mumbai Expressway, while driving the development of 22 Greenfield expressways, multimodal logistics parks, and next-gen mobility solutions.
A strong champion of clean, indigenous, and future-ready transport, Mr. Gadkari has advanced India’s transition to biofuels, flex-fuel engines, EVs, green hydrogen, and the Vehicle Scrappage Policy, alongside FASTag adoption and circular-economy road construction. As former Minister for Water Resources and Ganga Rejuvenation, he accelerated the Namami Gange mission, operationalised India’s first inland waterway, and resolved major inter-state water disputes. His leadership remains defined by a commitment to sustainable, time-bound, and transformative infrastructure development.
About Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association (IVCA):
The Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association (IVCA) is a not-for-profit, apex industry body promoting the alternate capital industry and fostering a vibrant investing ecosystem in India. IVCA is committed to supporting the ecosystem by facilitating advocacy discussions with the Government of India, policymakers, and regulators, resulting in the rise of entrepreneurial activity, innovation, and job creation in India and contributing towards the development of India as a leading fund management hub. IVCA represents 450+ funds with a combined AUM of over $350 billion. Our members are the most active domestic and global VCs, PEs, funds for infrastructure, real estate, credit funds, limited partners, investment companies, family offices, corporate VCs, and knowledge partners. These funds invest in emerging companies, venture growth, buyout, special situations, distressed assets, and credit and venture debt, among others.
