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Topic: heat wave

Has Modi wave peaked? And jury still out on BJP’s Pasmanda outreach — global media reports

Spotlight also on heatwaves making transition to cleaner economy tougher, declining press freedom rankings & Bangladesh's balancing act between India and China.

Heatwave: Met department issues red alert in north India for next 5 days

IMD says maximum daytime temperatures in several districts of these states may breach the 47°C-mark.

Puducherry PWD installs cloth shades at traffic signals to help commuters beat heat, Coimbatore follows

Initiative, first started in Nagpur in 2016, was implemented in Puducherry on advice of PWD minister K Lakshminarayanan and has received accolades from locals and netizens alike.

A group of climate warriors has an action plan to save Delhi. It puts the onus on citizens

One of the tenets of the Citizens’ Climate and Heat Action Plan is the need for Delhi to be self-sustainable in food production and growth.

PM Modi directs officials to ensure preparedness for upcoming heat wave season

During a meeting to review preparedness for the ensuing heat wave season, the Prime Minister was briefed about the temperature outlook for the period from April to June, 2024.

Lancet study says heat-related deaths could increase five-fold by 2050

The report also highlights how climate inaction is costing lives. In 2022, individuals were, on average, exposed to 86 days of health-threatening high temperatures.

‘Underfunded, not built for local context’: Think tank CPR on heat action plans of 18 Indian states

Centre for Policy Research sounds alarm bells about HAPs, which serve as guidance documents to help prepare for, respond to, recover and learn from heat waves.

Make news till you fake it & how to bowl yourself over

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

India could experience heat waves that break human survivability limit, says World Bank report

In April 2022, India suffered a 'punishing' heat wave that brought the country to a standstill, with temperatures in New Delhi topping 46 degrees Celsius.

Heatwave in India this year was 30 times more likely due to climate change, Lancet study says

Heat-related mortality also increased by 68 per cent globally, for people above 65 years, between 2000-2004 and 2017-2021, the study said. 

On Camera

Why Bihar migrates has a 500-year old answer — from Mughal taxpayers to peasant warriors

Migration in North India isn’t just due to lack of development today. It was shaped by the evolution of labour markets under Sher Shah, Mughals, and the East India Company.

India’s Russian oil imports are showing up in cryptic new places. The crude map stands redrawn

December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.

From nuclear cooperation to defence, trade to oil, what is expected from Putin’s two-day India visit

New Delhi is interested in firming up bilateral agreements for increased trade, mobility, upgrade of Su-30 MKI fighters and the increased range of BrahMos supersonic missiles.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.