Over the last few years, the Capital's more urbanised & populated pockets have been recording warmer days by at least 2-3 degrees Celsius, compared to greener & spacious residential areas.
Delhi has already started recording high temperatures, with the maximum readings breaching the 40-degree Celsius mark. Forecasts predict a heatwave between 25-26 April.
DFS is tackling manpower shortages & traffic delays with technology & a proposal for departmental restructuring, says Deputy Chief Fire Officer SK Tomar.
Survey also reveals that A/C units can lower indoor temperatures by up to 20°C only, compared to outdoor temperatures. Most struggle to cool below 27°C when temperatures are extreme.
Delhi's lieutenant governor on Wednesday directed the government to ensure measures were taken to protect labourers by providing water and shaded areas at construction sites.
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.
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