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Topic: Heatwave

Here’s what lies behind India’s rising heatwaves even before ‘hot season’ kicked in

Soumya Sarkar -
2022 March was the hottest in 122 years since the IMD started maintaining records. Know why extreme heat waves are rising in India.

IMD predicts heatwave to persist for next 6 days in Delhi, temperature to soar 42 degrees

PTI -
India recorded its warmest March in 122 years with a severe heatwave scorching large swathes of the country in the month.

Surviving the next 50 years is an existential crisis – 3 things we must do now

David King -
The latest IPCC climate report warned that ‘nowhere is safe’.

Intensive irrigation has worsened lethal ‘moist heat stress’ in India, IIT study finds

Sandhya Ramesh -
Moist heat stress reduces the human body’s ability to cool itself in humid conditions, and is closely associated with mortality in India.

It touched 37°C in Siberia. That’s how bad the Arctic heatwave is

Mark Serreze -
The director of the US National Snow and Ice Data Center, who is an Arctic climate scientist, writes about why Arctic heatwaves are becoming more common.

Thunderstorm on 29-30 May likely to bring relief from heatwave in parts of north India

PTI -
Delhi, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab and parts of Uttar Pradesh have been experiencing blistering heat for days with temperatures soaring over 45 degrees Celsius in some places.

As temperatures surpass 45 degrees, IMD issues red alert for parts of north India

PTI -
The red warning has been issued to caution people not to step out during 1 pm to 5 pm, when the intensity of the heat is the most.

Global heatwave: The human body is already close to its thermal limits

Tom Matthews -
When the air temperature exceeds 35°C, it is so full of water vapour that sweat no longer evaporates. Our body’s core temperature starts rising.

It’s not just Chennai, India’s drying lakes crisis has spread far and wide

Col. Vinayak Bhat (retd) -
From Bhopal to Bengaluru and Chennai to the perennially thirsty Marathwada region of Maharashtra, rain-fed lakes are drying up alarmingly fast.

Heatwave pushes Delhi govt to extend summer vacations for a week for students upto class 8

PTI -
Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, who is also the education minister, clarified that the order will apply for both government and private schools.
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The key difference between India and China’s response to Gen-Z protests in Nepal

Rishi Gupta -
China is desperate to keep Communist Nepal ally intact. India must worry.

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Economy

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

Manasi Phadke -
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Defence

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

Snehesh Alex Philip -
It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

National Interest

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

Shekhar Gupta -
In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?

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