Indian slums get 'cool roofs' to combat extreme heat
Hundreds of roofs in the informal settlements of India's western Gujarat state have been painted in a reflective, white ...
How a coat of paint is tackling extreme heat in an Indian slum
STORY: For the residents of this informal settlement in India's Gujarat, tackling extreme heat could be as simple as a lick ...
Indian slums get cool roofs to beat the summer heat
In the informal settlements of India’s western Gujarat state, hundreds of roofs have been painted in a reflective, white ...
A slum with 700 people living on the terrace of a multistorey Calcutta building
Since then, for over seven decades now, the slum on the terrace of Karnani Estate has been home to families whose ancestors ...
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Indian slums get 'cool roofs' to combat extreme heat
"Traditionally, home is where people ... has made India's summers more extreme, Ahmedabad has suffered temperatures in excess of 46 C (115 F) in recent years. In the Vanzara Vas slum in the ...
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Indian slums get 'cool roofs' to combat extreme heat
The effort, which involves 400 households in Ahmedabad, is part of a global scientific trial to study how indoor heat impacts people ... India's summers more extreme, Ahmedabad has suffered ...
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Mosque-turned-hospital in Hyderabad offers free treatment to slum dwellers
The 25-bed hospital, set up inside Omar-e-Shifa Mosque in Shaheenagar, has been operational for six months and has already ...