Report by Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis released Friday also found that total number of hot and humid days surged from 24 in 2022-2023 to 40 in 2023-2024.
Unlike a tsunami or an earthquake or flooding, where death and destruction are violently visible, heatwaves are not considered natural disasters in India.
Animal welfare groups are focusing on equipping shelters and centres with necessary resources–coolers, ACs and water–to handle surgery or treatments during summer months.
The first step in Nepalgunj was for researchers from the Climate Centre and the Nepal Red Cross Society to identify areas of the city at greatest risk and the people within them.
Greater impact on night temperatures above 25°C in cities like Jalpaiguri, Guwahati, Silchar, Dibrugarh, Siliguri where 80-86 days above threshold were added, says Climate Central.
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).
Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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