New Delhi, July 10 -- Indian manufacturers are redesigning products, from ice creams and air conditioners to tyres and electric vehicle batteries, to make them more resilient to rising temperatures and extreme weather events.

"New designs are being attempted, as higher temperatures are recorded every year. The attempt is to make the machine more reliable, while conforming to energy efficiency standards," said B. Thiagarajan, managing director of Mumbai-based AC maker Blue Star Ltd.

India, the world's fifth-largest consumer market, is projected to become the third-largest by 2030, according to the World Economic Forum. However, climate change poses a clear and present economic and ecological challenge as the country is the world's sevent...