3 March 2026
When Heat Enters the Classroom: India’s Most Overlooked Climate Investment
A ₹1-per-child intervention shows how climate adaptation and human capital policy can converge in early childhood spaces
Benston John is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at St. Stephens College, Delhi University. E. Somanathan is a Professor in the Economics and Planning Unit and heads the Center for Research on the Economics of Climate, Food, Energy, and Environment (CECFEE) at the Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi. Rohini Somanathan is a Professor in the Department of Economics at Delhi School of Economics.
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being | SDG 4: Quality Education | SDG 13: Climate Action
Ministry of Women and Child Development MoWCD | Ministry of Education MoE | Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change MoEFCC
The discussion in this article is based on the authors’ working paper on the subject. Views are personal.
