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Over the last 15 years, India has seen ten of the fifteen warmest years on record. In February 2026, several cities saw temperatures 3–5°C above normal, signaling early arrival of summer heat. As cities, states and the central government get into the annual rhythm of heat preparedness and response, technology-backed assessments and solutions will be key for long-term adaptation and heat mitigation.
IECC signs MoU with the Government of Tamil Nadu
India Energy & Climate Center, University of California, Berkeley signed an MoU with the Energy Department, Government of Tamil Nadu to bolster state’s efforts in securing clean, reliable and affordable energy for the State while advancing its commitment to climate resilience.
Clean Energy as Economic Statecraft: Ten Strategies for Powering Viksit Bharat 2047
India has crossed a structural threshold: clean energy is no longer a climate choice; it is now economic statecraft. Handled strategically, it can halve economy-wide energy costs and halve fossil-fuel imports by mid-century, converting over US$200 billion per year currently spent on fuel imports into domestic capital formation and infrastructure investment. This would deliver a decisive boost to industrial competitiveness, energy security, and trade stability. Managed poorly, however, it risks remaining a fragmented sectoral transition, leaving India exposed to import volatility, fuel-price shocks, and stranded capital.
Heat Stress Monitoring for Outdoor Workers, Powered by EHI-N*
SHRAM provides real-time heat stress monitoring across India using EHI-N*, a physiologically-based model calibrated to MET levels developed by the IECC team. EHI-6* estimates heat stress experienced by workers doing heavy labor in direct sunlight.
View current conditions by district, 3-day forecasts, and sign up for personalized alerts when hazardous heat levels are detected.
EHI-N*: A Modified Extended Heat Index for Laboring Populations
Approximately 2.4 billion workers perform manual labor globally, yet current heat stress indices are calibrated to sedentary individuals, systematically underestimating risk for active workers.
Chaitra – Technical Specifications
CHAITRA is a ward-level decision support tool built on Google Earth Engine that can enable state and city officials to accelerate heat action planning, identify wards most at risk and estimate investment needed for different mitigation measures.
Scaling data-driven heat action planning using CHAITRA – City Heat Action Intelligence and Risk Atlas
Over 250 Indian cities have adopted Heat Action Plans (HAPs), but fewer than a handful include ward-level vulnerability assessments or translate risk data into quantified intervention needs.
Manual Work Under Extreme Heat: Using EHI-N* to protect laboring populations
India’s roughly 380 million outdoor and heat-exposed workers face escalating danger from extreme heat, yet the metrics used to declare heatwaves and trigger protective action systematically underestimate their risk.
OPINION: India’s cheapest power needs new buyers
For decades, India’s power sector grappled with scarcity and affordability issues even as it undertook complex and ambitious power-sector reforms.
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India’s clean-energy transition continues to accelerate. The country has crossed a major milestone—over 50% of installed power capacity now comes from non-fossil sources, five years ahead of schedule. Renewable additions remain strong: India installed 30 GW of new RE capacity in 2024 and has already added 28 GW in 2025 through October.