The Institute of Economic Growth organized the roundtable session “Decoding the Nexus of Health and Economics for Heat Risk Management” as part of the World Health Summit on Climate and Well-Being at IIT Delhi on 24th August 2026. The session was led by Prof. Purnamita Dasgupta, Chair Professor & Head, Environmental & Resource Economics Unit, […]

Institute of Economic Growth (IEG) Brown Bag Seminar on “Heat exacerbates risks for those with chronic illnesses: If numbers matter, evidence from India’s National Sample Survey appears conclusive.” was hosted by the CHHANW project The session was presented by Prof. Purnamita Dasgupta and Dr. Jigyasa Sandilya from IEG, who shared compelling evidence from India’s National […]

Prof. Purnamita Dasgupta, Chair in Environmental Economics and Head, Environmental and Resource Economics Unit, Institute of Economic Growth, University of Delhi

The Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi in collaboration with ICMR-National Institute of Health Research, Jodhpur and RUHS College of Medical Sciences, Jaipur organized a Heat Health Sensitisation Workshop on 12-13 June 2026 in Jaipur under the Wellcome Trust-funded project “Economic and Health Impact Assessment of Heat Adaptation Action: Case Studies from India.” This Heat Health […]

As part of the Wellcome Trust-funded project on the Economic and Health Impact Assessment of Heat Adaptation Action, the project team carried out a two-day field visit on 20–21 May 2026 in Jaipur along with the Pidilite team and field implementation team. During the visit, households in low-income settlements in Jaipur were visited for the […]