Kandivali slum razed twice, residents in limbo
This is not the first time they have found themselves in this predicament. In 2012, the slum was razed, ironically for ...
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 ...
Indian slums get 'cool roofs' to combat extreme heat
The effort is part of a global scientific trial to study how indoor heat impacts health and economic outcomes in developing ...
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 ...
'It's like living in a Victorian slum': Tenant's nightmare in 'rat-infested' home -as council issues apology
Housing Ombudsman ordered Ealing Council to pay compensation to Errol Baptiste over its handling of complaints about his ...
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Gujarat Slums Get 'Cool Roofs' To Combat Extreme Heat
In the Vanzara Vas slum in the Narol area of the city, which has more than 2,000 dwellings, most of them airless, one-room homes, residents that are part of the project, such as Nehal Vijaybhai ...
From Slums to Startups: The Inspiring Ascent of Indian Women Entrepreneurs
Nicknamed the first 'Slumdog Millionaire,' Kalpana's story is not only one of individual success but a ray of hope for women ...
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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 coating over the past two months to try to keep their occupants cooler as the ...