Heat-triggered insurance offers cold cash cushion for India’s outdoor workers
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“India lost an estimated 247 billion hours of labour to extreme heat in 2024”
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Multiple independent web search results explicitly state that India lost an estimated 247 billion labor hours to extreme heat in 2024, citing reports such as the Lancet Countdown.
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— Between 2001 and 2020, India lost an estimated 259 billion labour hours, worth nearly Rs 46 lakh crore, due to extreme heat.Poor households face the highest exposure due to overcrowded housing, heat-r…
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/sweat-for-surv…
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-change/sweat-for-surv…
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— Extreme heat has already accounted for around $159 billion in lost productivity, roughly 5.4 per cent of India's income.According to estimates, 247 billion labour hours were lost in 2024 in heat-expos…
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/heatwave-may-melt-4-of-gdp-r…
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/heatwave-may-melt-4-of-gdp-r…
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— Studies indicate that India lost approximately US$194 billion in economic output in 2024 as the country lost 247 billion potential labor hours to heat stress.In 2024, the number of lost working hours …
https://www.developmentaid.org/news-stream/post/206662/heatw…
https://www.developmentaid.org/news-stream/post/206662/heatw…
“equivalent to nearly US$194 billion in economic losses”
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Multiple sources link the 247 billion lost labor hours in 2024 to an economic loss of approximately US$194 billion.
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— Estimates suggest that an exposure to heat in 2024 resulted in a loss of 247 billion potential labour hours per year -- a record high of nearly 420 hours per person -- and 124 per cent more than that …
https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/pe…
https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/pe…
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— Heat exposure in India during 2024 resulted in a loss of 247 billion potential labor hours. This led to an estimated income loss of USD 194 billion for the year.
https://www.ocacademy.in/blogs/india-heatwave-health-climate…
https://www.ocacademy.in/blogs/india-heatwave-health-climate…
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— Economic and Labour Productivity Losses.This loss is a staggering 124% higher than the average observed during the 1990s. Income Loss: This reduced capacity to work due to heat translated into an esti…
https://www.policyedge.in/p/climate-inaction-now-harming-hea…
https://www.policyedge.in/p/climate-inaction-now-harming-hea…
“The “parametric” model pays out automatically when specific triggers are breached, in Solanki’s case after two consecutive days at 43.72 degrees Celsius (110 degrees Fahrenheit).”
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The Straits Times reports a specific case (Mrs. Solanki) receiving a payout after temperatures in Ahmedabad hit 43.72 deg C for two consecutive days, and another source confirms the general mechanism of parametric insurance triggers.
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— In 2024, Mrs Solanki received an insurance payout of 750 rupees, after official temperature readings for Ahmedabad crossed the predetermined threshold of 43.72 deg C for two consecutive days. She used…
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/too-hot-to-work…
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/too-hot-to-work…
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— Unlike traditional insurance, parametric models trigger instant payouts once specific weather thresholds (rainfall, temperature, windspeed) are breached, eliminating delays and subjective loss assessm…
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ostara-advisors_climatefinanc…
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ostara-advisors_climatefinanc…
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— Insurer Allianz has rolled out a parametric insurance product to protect Colombian farmers from climate-induced risks to their avocado and coffee crops. The solution uses satellite data to trigger pay…
https://www.instech.co/knowledge-centre/hurricane-beryl-test…
https://www.instech.co/knowledge-centre/hurricane-beryl-test…
“Ahmedabad, one of India’s hottest cities.”
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The Times of India explicitly identifies Ahmedabad as the hottest city in the state of Gujarat, and other sources discuss it in the context of extreme heat impacts, supporting the claim that it is one of India's hottest cities.
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— Here are 10 places in India considered to be the hottest: Rentachintala, Andhra Pradesh This small village in Andhra Pradesh is very famous for its high temperatures during summers.Daltonganj, Jharkha…
https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs…
https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs…
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— The town of Idar, population 30,000, is nestled in the foothills of the Aravali range in Northeastern Gujarat. Located about 110 km (68 miles) from Ahmedabad, a pleasant 2 hour drive from the city, Id…
https://www.nrdc.org/bio/anjali-jaiswal/beating-heat-investi…
https://www.nrdc.org/bio/anjali-jaiswal/beating-heat-investi…
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— AHMEDABAD: The city sizzled again at 42.2 degrees celsius maximum temperature — returning above 42 degrees after three days. It was the hottest city in Gujarat. According to India Meteorological Depar…
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/at-42-2c-…
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/at-42-2c-…
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