https://www.indiawaterportal.org/climate-change/bhopals-bold-experiment-can-smart-surfaces-cool-indias-hottest-cities-without-air-conditioners https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-07-09/58ur3dw4/DeewaliNewmarket.jpg Bhopal: Concrete and asphalt trap daytime heat, worsening the urban heat island effect in dense neighborhoods. https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-07-09/ae3ckxyx/lead.jpg Heat reflective and energy saving paint https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-07-09/kfp0ayii/1.jpg https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-07-09/mekstull/2.jpg https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-07-09/gmi71n6d/3.jpg https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-07-09/fps9w84v/4.jpg https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-07-09/ktjjwx4b/5.jpg indiawaterportal en 2026-07-09T16:22:50.952Z Bhopal’s bold experiment: Can smart surfaces cool India’s hottest cities without air conditioners? Smart surfaces, Urban heat island effect, Bhopal smart city cooling, Cool roofs India, Climate resilient urban design, Heat-reflective paint, Sustainable urban cooling, TERI heat study Bhopal, Urban greening infrastructure, Heatwave mitigation strategies https://www.indiawaterportal.org/climate-change/when-climate-disasters-become-health-crisis-for-women-in-india https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-07-08/dhpyhdsq/Women-and-sanitation.jpg Women and their unvoiced health needs. https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-07-07/3nultpdp/CC.jpg Women affected by different hazards. https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-07-08/l8g20mwl/CC1.jpg Percentage of women affected by climate change https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-07-08/ulleeh9i/CC2.jpg Girl child marriages by climate hotspots. https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-07-08/eli1vxyh/CC3.jpg Hotspots of Intimate partner violence. https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-07-08/ihaljlk3/CC4.jpg Poor maternal health in high hazard areas was concentrated in the northern states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. indiawaterportal en 2026-07-08T04:48:59.225Z When climate disasters become health crisis for women in India climate change, gender, equity, gender based violence, reproductive health, environment, floods, droughts, cyclones, maternal health, intimate partner violence (IPV), child marriages, policies