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‘Good measures, poor implementation, no legal teeth’: Can Delhi’s heat action plan face the heat?

Summer is upon us, and as Delhi braces for heatwave conditions, the focus is now on the recently released Heat Action Plan (HAP). 

Newslaundry · Apr 25, 2025

Delhi's plan to mitigate heat impact: No schools in afternoon, curb on non-essential water use

NEW DELHI: According to the Delhi's new heat action plan, the city will alter school timings, suspend non-essential water use, provide uninterrupted power supply to health facilities and survey vulnerable locations daily to mitigate the impact of extreme heat on susceptible populations in peak summers.

The Times of India · Aug 17, 2023

Family say their five children 'pray for new house' after being served with eviction notice to leave Dublin home

Exclusive: The 33-year-old said the family's problems are compounded even more because their daughter Emma has quadriplegic level four cerebral palsy and epilepsy which causes regular seizures

Irish Mirror · Apr 11, 2023

Social welfare: Housing Assistance Payment to increase from next month for thousands

Local authorities will now be able to pay up to 35% more than the current set HAP rates, which differs between local authorities

Irish Mirror · Jun 3, 2022