Tackling heatwaves: Why India must revisit its options for cooling

Several parts of India reeled under a heatwave in April with temperatures soaring from 43 Degree Celsius to 46 Degree Celsius - the highest since 1901. The grim news is that in the decades to come, India is expected to suffer more frequent and intense heat waves as a result of climate change, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and district-level climate projections made for India at the Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy.