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 ...
LPG cylinder blast triggers massive fire in slum, leaves 120 dwellers homeless
Lucknow: Over 120 people were left homeless after a massive fire, triggered by an LPG cylinder blast, engulfed 20 shanties in ...
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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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How a coat of paint is protecting the health of some of this city’s poorest residents
In Ahmedabad, India, hundreds of roofs gleam white in a large slum, a new defence against the approaching summer heat. The initiative, covering 400 households, is part of a global scientific trial ...
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 ...
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Adani Group in advance talks to acquire Emaar India
Emaar India has a large portfolio of residential and commercial spaces across Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Mohali, Lucknow, Indore and ...
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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 ...