Indian slums get 'cool roofs' to combat extreme heat
By Amit Dave, Gloria Dickie and Shilpa Jamkhandikar AHMEDABAD (Reuters) - Hundreds of roofs in the informal settlements of ...
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A Mughal widow: Her in-laws ruled India, but she lives in a slum, earning less than a domestic worker
Married into the royal family that ruled India for three centuries, Sultana Begum lives in penury in a cramped two-room hut ...
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Indian slums get cool roofs to beat the summer heat
As climate change has made India’s summers more extreme, Ahmedabad has suffered temperatures in excess of 46 degrees Celsius (115 degrees Fahrenheit) in recent years. In the Vanzara Vas slum in ...
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Indian slums get ‘cool roofs’ to combat extreme heat
As climate change 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 Narol area of the city, which has ...
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Slums get ‘cool roofs’ to combat extreme heat in India
The project, currently covering 400 households in Ahmedabad, forms part of a global scientific trial aimed at understanding how indoor heat impacts health ...