CHAITRA – City Heat Action InTelligence and Risk Atlas Scaling evidence-based heat action planning in India
Heat Action Plans (HAPs) have evolved over the past decade into India’s principal framework for urban heat preparedness. Following national guidelines issued in 2016, many cities have established early warning systems, strengthened health system readiness, expanded public outreach, and, in some cases, developed vulnerability assessments and hotspot mapping.
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.
Energy Transition in India: Opportunities & Challenges
Key Elements of a Smart H2 Strategy
A Primer on Heat Stress
Related Files Primer on Heat Stress PDF Date Published 07/2024 Updated: 09/2024 Authors Elif Kilic, Dr. Ashok Gadgil Abstract Extreme temperatures have become the new normal, with 2023 being the hottest year in over a century and 2024 on track to surpass it. The global rise in temperatures poses significant health risks, including heat exhaustion, […]
Why India’s proposed CAFE III & IV norms need to be more stringent
Related Files Comments on Proposed CAFE norms PDF India CAFE norm Super credit and BEV penetration Spreadsheet Date Published 07/2024 Authors Deepak Rajagopal, Amol Phadke, Nikit Abhyankar Key Suggestions IECC’s comments on the proposed Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE) III (2027-2032) and IV (2032-2037) norms, put forth by India’s Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), provide […]
Pathways for Electrification of South Asia’s Transportation Sector
Assessing the Key Requirements for 450 GW of Renewable Capacity in India by 2030