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Indian slums get 'cool roofs' to combat extreme heat
"Traditionally, home is where people have come to ... As climate change has made India's summers more extreme, Ahmedabad has ...
90 lakh houses delivered to slum dwellers in cities under PMAY-U
A total of 6.54 crore people comprising 1.39 crore households are living in slums across the country and 90.60 lakh houses ...
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 ...
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India's top court asks Adani to reply to allegations over Dharavi slum project
NEW DELHI, March 7 (Reuters) - India's Supreme Court on Friday asked ... Rohatgi said construction work had already started ...
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 ...
IIT-B graduate who grew up in slum is now a Google techie in Switzerland. How important are IITs?
Ashok Talpatras journey from a slum to becoming a Staff Software Engineer at Google in Zurich highlights the transformative ...
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 ...
'IITs are India’s biggest social...': Investor shares story of hostel mate who went from slum to Google
Ashok Talpatra was my hostel mate at IITB His parents earned less than 10K/month, and they lived in a slum for 500 INR/month ...
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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 ...