Climate resilience reshapes Indian manufacturing from ice cream to ACs

Consumer-product makers including Blue Star, Milky Mist, iD Fresh and JK Tyre are redesigning products, packaging and cold-chain infrastructure for heat resilience as record 49.5°C temperatures and $12bn in 2023 climate losses pressure operations.

— Filed Fri, 10 Jul, 2026, 09:12 IST · Source Mint · Industry · Updated

Indian consumer-product makers—ice cream, ACs, tyres, dairy, EV batteries—are redesigning products, packaging and cold-chain infrastructure for heat resilience amid rising temperatures, affecting Blue Star, Milky Mist, Godrej appliances, iD Fresh and JK Tyre.