What is heat exhaustion? Can heat affect vital organs? How can you manage heatstrokes? ThePrint explains how the human body reacts to change in ambient temperature.
Data on govt hospitals was part of a report on Heat-Health Preparedness & Response Activities, put together by NCDC's National Programme on Climate Change & Human Health.
Before rain brought respite, doctors say surge in number of patients with heatstroke & heat exhaustion put unparalleled pressure on hospitals' resources, with most needing intensive care.
As many as 40,211 heat stroke cases & 110 deaths have been registered between 1 March & 18 June, according to National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
Kaushambi/Shahjahanpur - Five people including two minors were killed in separate incidents caused by the adverse weather conditions in Uttar Pradesh in the last...
'Hot & humid weather’ — a new weather category by IMD — is predicted for parts of Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu & Kerala. No major change in temps expected over rest of India.
Some 2,180 climate-related lawsuits have been filed across 65 jurisdictions over the past 5 yrs, according to report by UN Environment Programme and Columbia University.
With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.
If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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