One day of extreme heat causes 3,400 excess deaths across India, study estimates
Researchers Piyush Narang and Ashok Gadgil from the India Energy and Climate Center at the University of California Berkeley, US, said that even though global studies highlight a surging heat-related mortality, granular spatial-temporal data on how heatwaves affect mortality in India’s districts remain inaccessible to common researchers.
One day of extreme heat tied to 3,400 excess deaths in India, nearly 30,000 over five days: Study
Temperatures have remained above 45 degrees Celsius in parts of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana in recent days.
One Day Of Extreme Heat Causes 3,400 Excess Deaths Across India, Study Estimates
Heatwave to severe heatwave conditions were prevailing in north, central and east India, with temperatures consistently exceeding 45 degrees Celsius in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, parts of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana over past few days.
Where could heat kill most Indians?
A single five-day heatwave could cause close to 30,000 estimated excess deaths in India, a new study finds, concentrated in the poorest and hottest states.
Power consumers in India can save ₹2.5 trillion by doubling AC efficiency
As India’s power grid strains under another intense summer, a new study has found the country can avoid power shortages and save consumers up to ₹2.5 lakh crore ($25 billion) by doubling the energy efficiency of room air-conditioners (ACs) over the next decade.
India can prevent power shortages, help cut power bills by doubling efficiency of ACs: Study
India can prevent power shortages and help consumers save up to Rs 2.5 lakh crore by doubling energy efficiency of room air conditioners (ACs) over next decade, a new study from India Energy and Climate Center (IECC) at University of California, Berkeley has said, as the country’s power grid strains under another intense summer.
Doubling AC efficiency could save India ₹2.5 lakh crore, prevent blackouts: Study
Efficient ACs, with slightly higher upfront prices could deliver net savings of ₹90,000–2,40,000 crore ($9–25 billion) by 2035
The dawn of 24/7 solar power
The plunging cost of large-scale battery storage is a potentially game-changing development for the
electricity sector — one that is just starting to get the attention it merits.
Could this usher in a new wave of 24-hour solar and wind power?
About $1.2 trillion coal import risk puts India at steel crossroads: IECC report
India’s planned expansion of steelmaking capacity could lock the country into nearly $1.2 trillion in coking coal imports and 19.5 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide emissions over the next 40 years, even as green steel production becomes cost competitive by 2030, according to a new report.
Green steel can help India avoid over Rs 100 lakh cr coal imports: study
The Indian steel industry can break away from its dependency on coal and cut imports of more than Rs 100 lakh crore (current dollar rates) over the next 40 years if it shifts to green hydrogen, says a new study.