India, Nov. 5 -- As Indian cities face record-breaking temperatures, Bengaluru, along with Ahmedabad and Mumbai, has joined a global coalition of 33 cities committed to tackling one of the most dangerous impacts of climate change, extreme heat.

The initiative, called the Cool Cities Accelerator, was launched on the opening day of the C40 World Mayors Summit in Rio de Janeiro, aiming to help urban leaders protect residents, strengthen local economies, and redesign cities for a rapidly warming planet, The Hindu reported.

The programme brings together 33 founding cities representing over 145 million people worldwide, including major global centres such as Austin, Boston, Buenos Aires, Freetown, London, Nairobi, Phoenix, Paris, and Singapor...