BHUBANESWAR/PUNE/RAIPUR: Life-sapping temperatures caused 67 more suspected heatstroke deaths in Odisha in the past 48 hours, with Balangir alone accounting for 20 lives. The death toll in the state on Saturday was 96 in 72 hours. As of now, the Odisha govt has confirmed 15 heatstroke deaths while 81 autopsy reports are pending at the…
NEW DELHI: Large parts of north India, including Haryana and Delhi, reeled from severe heatwave conditions with the maximum temperature touching 47.4 degrees Celsius in Najafgarh in the national capital -the highest in the country on Monday.Temperatures remained above 45 degrees Celsius in large parts of Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi, Chandigarh and Uttar Pradesh, affecting daily…
MUMBAI: As the city braces for another heatwave this weekend, officials from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that the surge in high-rise buildings in Mumbai is trapping heat in the city for longer periods than usual.Sunil Kamble, head at IMD Mumbai in a session held with reporters on April 23, Tuesday said that on…
NEW DELHI: Asia remained world’s most disaster-hit region from weather, climate and water-related hazards by reporting 79 disasters in 2023 that affected over nine million people, World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said in a report released on Tuesday. It also underlined that the continent is warming faster than the global average, and the warming trend has…
NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department on Saturday has issued a warning stating that certain regions in peninsular and eastern India are likely to experience “heatwave conditions for the next two days”. The areas expected to be impacted include Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand, Vidarbha, North Interior Karnataka, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam, Rayalaseema, and Telangana….
NEW DELHI: Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday directed states and Union Territories to chalk out a plan to mitigate heat wave impact, especially for mass gatherings amid the Lok Sabha elections.Mandaviya, who chaired a meeting to review public health preparedness for management of heat-related illness, highlighted the importance of timely action as soon…
NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department has forecasted temperatures to remain above normal along with heat wave conditions in April and May. Additionally, senior Scientist Dr. Naresh Kumar said that heavy rainfall will lash Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh today, with light showers expected in Delhi soon.“We are expecting above-normal temperatures as we are…
