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 ...
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 ...
Meet last Mughal heiress, Bahadur Shah Zafar was his great-grandfather, she now lives in just Rs 6000, name is…
Sultana Begum was married to Mirza Mohammad Bedar Bakht, purported to be the great-grandson of India’s last Mughal ruler. At ...
How a coat of paint is protecting the health of some of this city’s poorest residents
The initiative, covering 400 households, is part of a global scientific trial exploring the impact of indoor heat on health ...
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Indian slums get ‘cool roofs’ to combat extreme heat
In the Vanzara Vas slum in the Narol area of the city ... Other study sites are in Burkina Faso, Mexico and the island of Niue in the South Pacific, spanning a variety of building materials ...
African island smaller than a football pitch is one of the most crowded places on Earth
It's an island so small that if you blinked you would miss it - but it is also one of the most densely populated locations in ...