New insurance pays Indian workers to stay home when heat turns deadly
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Source: South China Morning Post
Published: 2026-05-11 15:02 UTC+10:00
Section: parametric insurance
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Weather, India, Labour & Workers, World News, Business & Economy, Asia Pacific
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India lost an estimated 247 billion hours of labour to extreme heat in 2024, equivalent to nearly US$194 billion in economic losses
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