The Bhubaneswar Heat Health Forum was held on 8 April 2026 under the aegis of the “Economic and Health Impact Assessment of Heat Adaptation Action” (CHHANW) project. The Forum was hosted by the Institute of Economic Growth (IEG) in collaboration with the Development and Environment Futures Trust (DEFT). The Forum served as a convening platform […]

Piloting of IEC poster on Heat adaptation in Bhubaneswar The Bhubaneswar team has piloted the IEC poster on heat adaptation among the project’s target groups through a series of Focus Group Discussions (FGDs). These sessions aimed to gather feedback on the posters’ content, visuals, and overall messaging to ensure they are clear, relevant, and effective […]

The Institute of Economic Growth (IEG) successfully organized a Heat Health Forum on 19th September 2025 in Jaipur under the Wellcome Trust funded CHHANW project on “Economic and Health Impact Assessment of Heat Adaptation Action: Case Studies from India.” The IIHMR University Jaipur partnered in co-organising the workshop. The forum convened experts from the government, […]

A two-and-a-half-day training for Field Investigators took place in Jaipur from May 14th to 16th, 2025. The session focused on quantitative data collection techniques, the relevance and explanation of survey questions, and addressing investigator queries.

Rupa Kumar Kolli and Purnamita Dasgupta participated in Harvard University’s India 2047: Building a Climate-Resilient Future conference. Kolli as an expert contributed as a climate expert in the climate track, while Purnamita presented key discussion points derived from the findings of the Chhanw project. The conference served as a valuable opportunity and learning forum, bringing […]