Tuesday, September 15
India's punishingly hot summer has cast a harsh light on its efforts to contend with extreme heat, with researchers and campaigners worried local governments are failing to grapple with the scale and complexity of rising temperatures. Summer, which usually lasts from March to June in India, began early this year with an unprecedented heatwave in February, followed by above-normal temperatures in March and April, before an early monsoon season and heavy rainfall brought temporary relief. Heat Action Plans (HAPs), first introduced in 2013, are India's primary policy response to hotter temperatures that pose threats to public health, food security and outdoor workers. But a pair of recent studies showed that most Indian cities are still relying on low-cost fixes, while long-term measures rema
Mumbai: Noel Wallace, global chief executive at Colgate-Palmolive, has expressed disappointment on the company's performance in India, where sales declined in the past two quarters. He however showed optimism of staging a recovery in the second half of the year backed by product innovation."We are not pleased really with the performance we had in India, but we feel good about where we're headed in the back half," Wallace told investors. "We saw some sluggishness in the urban class of trade. We will certainly address that as we move into the back half through a very stepped-up innovation strategy."The company behind the eponymous toothpaste brand controls half the oral care market in India, where demand has slowed. Colgate-Palmolive reported a 2% year-on-year fall in revenue for the March q
