A group of 50,000 #SelfEmployed #women in #India have become the first beneficiaries of a novel #insurance scheme that pays out when temperatures hit certain extremes.
As the temperature crossed 40 degrees Celsius between May 18 & May 25, the women in the states of #Rajasthan, #Gujarat & #Maharashtra all received a flat $5 payment.
https://tuoitrenews.vn/news/international/20240612/extreme-heat-triggers-novel-payout-for-50000-women-in-india/80382.html
#Pittance #TootSEA #SouthEastAsia #IndiaHeatwave #ClimateCrisis #ExtremeHeat
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