In this Indian city, smartwatches are part of the solution to dealing with searing heat

Puja Vanzara, wearing a wristwatch-style health monitor to study how heat affects vulnerable communities, works at her house in Vanzara Vas in Ahmedabad, India. — Photos: AP

AHMEDABAD, India: It’s a little past 10am and the heat is already blazing on the outskirts of the Western Indian city of Ahmedabad.

Sapnaben Chunara, a 30-year-old mother of three, has just finished her morning chores. She seeks respite from the heat in the shade of a neem tree, a species that can withstand high temperatures and drought.