Beyond shelter in a storm, Odisha eyes sturdier homes, power and trees

India has become proficient at saving lives by evacuating people ahead of major storms, but infrastructure has taken a battering BHUBANESWAR, India, June 15 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Six weeks after India’s eastern state...

Indian cyclone exposes need for safer housing

Hundreds of thousands of people are returning to their homes along India’s eastern coast, after being evacuated from the destructive path of Cyclone Phailin a few days ago, only to find their mud and...

India’s first solar home complex has admirers but few imitators

From afar you can spot the domes reflecting the rays of the afternoon sun. But in a country known for the splendours of its ancient buildings, this sight is something rather more contemporary: roof-integrated...