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Saturday, April 18, 2026
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Topic: Heatwave

Climate crisis in India is being normalised. Country’s poor are paying the price

The acceptance that this is just how things are now is worrying. That temperatures will rise, water will run out, air will choke us—and we will simply adjust.

‘One death every minute’: Hot weather is killing more than half a million people in a year

Scientists fear that parts of the world are nearing so-called physiological tipping points, when it’s so hot and humid that people can no longer survive.

‘No true escape’ from the Indian heatwave & the ‘allure’ of the manufacturing bet

Global media also tracks the Telangana pharmaceutical plant blast, and how the Indian Right and Left view Zohran Mamdani.

What Japan can teach us about tackling rising heat in everyday life

Addressing the threat of extreme heat requires long-term, sustained climate action. Equally critical are immediate measures that protect the most vulnerable from heat-related illness.

Human body, in the heat of the moment

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.

Everyone in north and central India must adapt to extreme heatwaves. Spring has vanished

Experts point to how pockets within city are experiencing higher temperatures because of extreme urbanisation, and suggest that everyone must learn to adapt to heatwaves.

Why do bats not collide while emerging from caves? German, Israeli researchers have an answer

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

How heat affects informal women workers—loss of income, skin infections, domestic violence

Emerging population data have linked elevated temperatures with declines in mental health and increased violence and self-harm.

World media has 2 warnings for India—climate-induced stress & ‘tax terrorism’ despite Modi’s reforms

Global media also reports on Indian govt’s plan for delimitation, which it calls as ‘deepening a dangerous north-south divide’.

On Camera

Why language-based states make delimitation a political football

Increasing parliamentary seats for women doesn’t erode state powers; federalism is about the distribution of power, not just MP counts.

Recovery of energy flows will be ‘gradual rather than immediate’ as Hormuz re-opens post ceasefire

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.