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Most people never think about roof color, but Berkeley Lab found swapping a dark roof for a reflective "cool roof" cuts a building's annual air-conditioning energy use by 5–20%- Premium family SUVs that offer comfort without luxury pricing
- Cleaner city design can cool Barcelona by up to 1.75°C, but new white roofs and parks still cannot offset the more than 6°C warming scientists project by 2100, leaving heat risk high in the neighborhoods that need help most
- Put a freeze on extreme heat: Why India needs more than just heatwave warningsIndia faces severe heatwaves. Dangerous heat now affects large areas with little relief. This crisis demands action beyond meteorology. Hea...18 Jun, 2026, 11.41 PM IST
- Time to adopt a tactical perspective? 6 metal stocks, 4 with an upside potential of up to 14%In metal stocks, ‘buy, forget, and return after five years’ is not the best strategy to adopt. The sector is cyclical, global, China- and t...14 Jun, 2026, 03.46 PM IST
- No AC, no air cooler, only 7000 kulhads: Haryana man’s unique rooftop technique keeps his home naturally cool even in scorching summer heatAn architect from Haryana has devised an innovative cooling system for his home. He used 7000 kulhads, traditional Indian clay cups, to bui...07 Jun, 2026, 02.18 PM IST
- The FIFA World Cup 2026 pitches are the result of years of engineering to find just the right grassWorld Cup grounds crews are preparing immaculate grass pitches for the upcoming tournament. They are converting artificial turf fields and ...06 Jun, 2026, 03.46 PM IST
- No AC needed! What is this 'smart paint' developed by scientists that reflects 97% of sunlight & even collects water from air?Scientists have developed an experimental "smart paint" that reflects up to 97% of sunlight, significantly cooling surfaces and reducing th...31 May, 2026, 12.50 PM IST
- Jeff Bezos takes dig at Zohran Mamdani, imagines Amazon run like NYC schools: ‘Packages would take six weeks, cost $100 and still arrive wrong’Jeff Bezos criticized New York City's public school system's inefficiency, comparing it to Amazon's operations to highlight administrative ...27 May, 2026, 01.18 PM IST
- $100 crude & 95 rupee: Why Arvind Kothari is still buying these 5 emerging themes despite the warDespite economic headwinds, Niveshaay's Arvind Kothari sees opportunity in market dips, doubling down on high-conviction themes like electr...09 May, 2026, 06.46 PM IST
- No AC required: India’s 3000-year-old cooling technique can reduce heat up to 50% in your home naturally, says studyAncient Indian communities utilized terracotta's porous nature for cooling, a practice dating back over 3,000 years to the Indus Valley Civ...23 Apr, 2026, 03.05 PM IST
- Sinner survives heat scare and mid-match stoppage to keep Australian Open title defence aliveJannik Sinner survived a tough Australian Open match against Eliot Spizzirri. Sinner faced cramps and soaring temperatures. A heat rule sus...24 Jan, 2026, 11.34 PM IST
- IAS Supriya Sahu wins UN’s highest environment award; the architect behind the green revolution in the NilgirisSupriya Sahu, Indian Administrative Service officer, has received the prestigious United Nations Champions of the Earth award for 2025. Thi...12 Dec, 2025, 11.42 AM IST
- Cooling our cities: Why smart surfaces should be India’s next infrastructure priorityIndian cities face growing urban heat challenges. Smart Surfaces provide a promising solution. These surfaces reflect sunlight and reduce h...02 Oct, 2025, 11.14 AM IST
- Tabreed to set up Asia's largest district cooling project in HyderabadTabreed (National Central Cooling Company) entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Telangana government on Tuesday to facilitat...06 Sep, 2023, 08.59 PM IST
- Polestar 3 electric SUV: Check all features & specifications of the upcoming 5-seater hereThe first five-seater SUV by Polestar is about to launch soon. Polestar CEO and ex-Volvo designer Thomas Ingenlath announced that the car h...14 Oct, 2022, 01.02 AM IST
- Smart surfaces for cooler citiesAt every level of government, India is developing strategies for managing heat and heatwaves. But these efforts are fragmented and not yet ...18 Jun, 2022, 05.50 PM IST
- Railways trying innovative ways to keep isolation coaches coolAs a trial, the Northern Railways coated the roof of isolation coaches with heat-reflective paint and found that temperature inside can be ...19 Jun, 2020, 05.53 PM IST
- Green roofs: What are the policies around green roofs, how to install one, all you need to knowGreen roofs or living roofs are roofs that are covered entirely or partially with vegetation growing over a waterproof membrane. It can als...26 Jul, 2019, 01.34 PM IST
- This is how outer space could revolutionise air conditioningAs global warming accelerates, demand for atmosphere-damaging air conditioners will increase, creating a potentially catastrophic cycle.28 Jun, 2018, 10.41 AM IST
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