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 ...
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 ...
India's top court asks Adani to reply to allegations over Dharavi slum project
India's Supreme Court on Friday asked billionaire Gautam Adani's conglomerate to respond to allegations of unfairly winning a ...
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 ...
White Roofs, Cool Homes: Ahmedabad’s Slums Ready To Fight The Heat Using THIS Method
A global scientific trial in Ahmedabad is testing "cool roofs" by painting 400 slum homes with reflective white paint to ...
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 ...
Mumbai News: Marol Gaothan Residents Protest BMC, SRA Notices Classifying Heritage Homes As 'Slums'
Mumbai: After residents of Kurla Christian Village and Bamanwada, Andheri East, protested against notices that erroneously ...
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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 ...
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India's top court asks Adani to reply to allegations over Dharavi slum project
A Mumbai court disagreed with SecLink's position last year, landing the dispute at India's highest court. Adani and the government of Maharashtra, where the slum is located, have denied wrongdoing.