Inspired by Ahmedabad’s success, over 130 cities and 23 States across India have developed their own Heat Action Plans. Alongside Heat Action Plans, a variety of heat-mitigation solutions have been implemented. Despite a variety of solutions implemented, significant challenges remain in addressing heatwave-related problems.
Read MoreResearchers at Pune’s Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology have developed a model that can predict heat waves three weeks in
Read MoreContrary to global evidence, a study by IIT Gandhinagar researchers has found that during daytime the urban areas are relatively
Read MoreBased on data from 2000 to 2014, only 241 of 634 (about 38%) districts in India were found to be
Read MoreMore than 60% of the total 89 urban areas are 1-5 degree C cooler than their surrounding non-urban areas during
Read MoreIt will now be possible to monitor drought at 5-km resolution on near real-time basis. The dataset and drought indicators
Read MoreThe mean temperature across India has risen by 0.5 degree C during the period 1960 and 2009 and this has
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