Heat Waves

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding sinking of Liberian ship off the Kochi coast, Kerala, 27/05/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Containers from sunken ship likely to drift towards Alappuzha, Kollam Coasts in 48 hours: INCOIS" appearing in The Hindu dated 25.05.2025 dated 27/05/2025. The original application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled …

At 42.3C, city records hottest day of season

With the city reel ing under sever heat conditions, the power woes returned to haunt the people. The city on Thursday recorded the hottest day of the season with the mercury crossing the 42 degrees Celsius mark. Also several areas also faced a string of powercuts ranging from one to …

Heat wave in MP

Intense heat wave swept across Madhya Pradesh with the state facing an impending potable water and power supply crises. The maximum temperature recorded today at the world-renowned tourist destination Khajuraho was 44.44 degrees Celsius. 'Rewa and Sagar divisions, besides other regions of the state, were under the spell of intense …

Heatwave on across the state

BHUBANESWAR: As the heatwave continued to grip Orissa, western and interior Orissa sizzled where the day temperature soared past 45.5 degree Celsius on Wednesday. Both Titlagarh and Sambalpur recorded 45.5 degree Celsius whereas at Hirakud and Jharsuguda, mercury hovered about 45 C, the India Meteorological Department said. In the capital …

Heat wave forecast in state

Hyderabad, April 14: A weather bulletin put out by the Indian Meteorological Department has cautioned people from moving around in the scorching sun between 12 noon and 3 pm on Thursday and Friday, as temperatures are likely to remain high. In Hyderabad, the mercury touched 42.8

Heat takes toll on power supply

Soaring temperatures took a toll on power supply in the state capital today as overheated transformers at the Hatia grid forced the Jharkhand State Electricity Board (JSEB) to enforce blackouts throughout Ranchi as a precautionary measure. Grid officials said due to intense day time temperatures and the subsequent rise in …

Water, hygiene to beat the heat

TAMLUK: As the mercury level continues to rise and an unbearable heat wave continues to sweep across Midnapore East district, health department officials have come up with tips to help people deal with the rough weather.

5 more die of sunstroke

BHUBANESWAR: With unrelenting heatwave in most parts of Orissa, the death roll in the State due to sunstroke rose to 42 today. Five more deaths were reported from districts. While Cuttack , Jharsuguda, Mayurbhanj reported one death each and two died of heat stroke in Ganjam. The highest number of …

Monsoon seen normal this yr: Met dept chief

A SECOND straight poor summer monsoon is unlikely, India Meteorological Department (IMD) chief said ahead of an official forecast for the rains that are crucial to the economy of the world

Heat wave could hurt wheat crop

With wheat har -vest going on in many states, experts feel that the sudden rise in mercury is going to affect the late sown crops, putting a dent on the overall production of the food grain. "The late crop of wheat, especially in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and other areas with …

Blast from west behind heat - hope of cooler weather lies in Mediterranean storm

Weather records over the past decades suggest that summers in India have become hotter, but scientists today linked the extreme heat in eastern India to the flow of hot and dry winds from India

Hot spell kills three in state

The continuing hot spell across the state has claimed three lives today. A 53-year-old man, Sanat Kumar Brambha, fell ill near Liluah auto-rickshaw stand in Howrah while he was on his way to work. He was declared brought dead when taken to the TL Jaiswal Hospital. A doctor of the …

Studies say rising mercury levels could be connected to global warming

The summer of 2010 has just begun, and India is already reeling under extreme temperatures as the mercury climbs unprecedented heights. This unusual rise in summer temperatures could be connected due to global warming says CSE. See Also Report: Global climate in 2009 : WMO www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/node/302056 Report: Daily gridded temperature …

Nights getting warmer in India

Yields Of Rice, Other Cereals Could Be Hit New Delhi: In an ominous sign of climate change hitting home, India has seen accelerated warming in the past few decades and the temperature-rise pattern is now increasingly in line with global warming trends. The most up-to-date study of temperatures in India, …

Hottest April in a decade in West Bengal

Ananya Dutta KOLKATA: Heat wave conditions in certain parts of West Bengal have set the temperatures soaring and registered the hottest April in a decade for the State

Heat worries man & beast alike

Unfortunate citizens of Kolkata, given the power situation during summer in the state, continued to struggle with endless sessions of powercuts today, as there was a shortfall of around 400 MW of power across the state. As if that was not enough, the hot and uncomfortable weather that prevailed today, …

Heat wave sweeps north India

Ganganagar in Rajasthan records 44.8 degree Celsius New Delhi: Heat wave swept many parts of northern and eastern India on Sunday, with Ganganagar in Rajasthan reeling at 44.8 o C and the National Capital recording the season's highest temperature. New Delhi recorded the highest temperature this summer with the maximum …

North, east India sizzle under intense heat wave

The entire northern and eastern India is in the grip of a severe heat wave with Sriganganagar in Rajasthan reeling at 44.8 degree Celsius on Sunday and Purulia in West Bengal recording 44 degrees. Kolkata at 41 degrees witnessed five notches above normal temperature at this time. Soaring mercury, coupled …

Mercury rising in MP

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh is reeling under intense heat with the mercury rising to 43 degrees Celsius at the world-renowned tourist destination Khajuraho, Tikamgarh, Khandwa and Datia. Just like last month, this month began with hot weather. During the week, day temperature hovered between 40 and 43 C in most places. …

400 kg ice keeps them chilled at Sakarbaugh Zoo

Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Ahmedabad: Sakarbaugh Zoo purchases 400 kg of ice per day. No, the authorities or visitors don

Heatwave relentless, toll 17

BHUBANESWAR: The blistering heat has gone from bad to worse in Orissa even as the alleged sunstroke toll rose to 17 today. Four more deaths have been reported from the districts in the last 24 hours, the State Revenue Control Room stated. While the fresh death reports are yet to …

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