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 …

Temperature down, but death toll rises

Ahmedabad: Though there was some respite from heat on Monday, five more people died, taking the death toll in the city due to heat, to 34. When temperature subsided, the winds kicked up a dust storm engulfing the city in a haze on Monday afternoon, making it difficult for commuters …

Flying foxes dying of dehydration

Sunny Sebastian JAIPUR: Soaring temperatures and a near total absence of surface water this summer have badly hit unusual customers in South Rajasthan -- the Indian flying foxes. Hundreds of them reportedly perished last week as the temperatures hovered around 45 degrees Celvsius in Banswara, Dungapur and Udaipur districts. This …

Rising mercury hits cotton crop

Chandigarh: Extreme heat conditions in the northern region have caused leaves of cotton crops in Punjab to burn, which has given rise to fears of a low crop yield at the maturing stage.

Birds fall prey to heat in UP

Sizzling tempera tures and paucity of water has begun to take a toll on the birds in UP. About a dozen peacock deaths have been reported form Etawah district in the past 24 hours and 10 Gray Francolin, popularly known as teetar have also been found dead in the same …

Heat stroke killed peacocks

Lucknow: The sweltering heat could have caused the death of peacocks in Farrukhabad division of UP forests. The forest officials have recovered two bodies and sent them for post-mortem. The report will come up with exact cause of death. In the meantime, forest officials are sticking to the opinion that …

2 more die of heat, toll reaches 29

Ahmedabad: As the mercury continued to hover around 45 degrees celsius in city, many more fell prey to the heat. The rising mercury killed two more persons on Sunday, taking the total death toll due to heat in the city in last four days to 29. The flow of patients …

7 dead due to heatwave in Gujarat, North boils

The heatwave claimed seven lives in Gujarat while northern belt continued to reel under intense hot conditions on Sunday with the mercury shooting above the 45degree mark at several places. Seven people, including a girl, died as intense heat gripped Gujarat where Idar endured a hot day at 46.4 degrees …

City battered by heat, poor more than rich

AZERA RAHMAN NEW DELHI Even as his employers disappear into their air-conditioned home or zoom out of the gates in their cool sedans, Shiva Kumar, a 64-year-old guard, has always been satisfied with a table fan to tackle Delhi

2010 is warmest yet in recorded history

global land and ocean surface temperatures for the period between January and April were the warmest on record, and April was the warmest individual month ever, America

1st suspected heatwave death in city

In what appears to be the first case of death due to heat in the city, a 45-year-old woman was found dead near a Delhi Metro station in central Delhi on Tuesday. Though the mercury continued to remain high on Tuesday, the heatwave condition is likely to abate over the …

Heatwave sweeps north, crosses 45

The heatwave sweeping across the northern plains on Monday tightened its grip as the mercury rose to a searing 46.6 degree Celsius in Churu in Rajasthan and 45.4 degrees in the national capital. Elsewhere in the desert state, Kota experienced a high of 46 degrees while the Pink City saw …

Heat kills four Jain pilgrims in Palitana

Palitana/ Rajkot: Shock and panic gripped pilgrim town of Palitana when four pilgrims reportedly died of a heat stroke on Sunday morning. The pilgrims were among thousands attending a five-day Jain religion function, Suripat Rajat Jayanti Mahotsav, at the foothills of Shetrunji hills at this Jain pilgrimage in Bhavnagar district. …

Heatwave, power cuts hit life in Boudh

BOUDH: Heatwave along with low voltage and unscheduled power cuts have hit normal life in Boudh district. The mercury is hovering around 45 degree C for last three days. The district has recorded two sunstroke deaths in as many days. One Lingaraj Sethi (50) died of suspected sunstroke in a …

Gulbarga heat hits record peak

Gulbarga has justified its reputation as

At 44.4C, Thursday years hottest day

Humidity Too Quite High; Met Says Mercury Not To Rise Any Further In Next Few Days New Delhi: The capital witnessed the hottest day of the year so far, when it recorded a maximum temperature of 44.4 degrees Celsius, four degrees above normal, on Thursday. Despite some clouds over brief …

Heat wave to continue

Ahmedabad: The scorching sun continued its tirade against the people of the state as heat wave conditions sent the temperature soaring three to four degrees above normal. In Ahmedabad, mercury continued to remain high at 44.5 degrees while Idar remained the hottest with the temperature rising to 46 degrees. Weather …

Heatwave toll climbs up to 21

BHUBANESWAR: Even as widespread rains occurred in many parts of the country, summer misery is far from over in Orissa. Large parts still reeled under a gruelling heatwave with sunstroke casualties rising every day. The unofficial death roll rose to 127 while the official count was 21, the State Revenue …

Two die of heat stroke in state

Rajkot/Ahmedabad: Two persons have died due to severe heat in Saurashtra in past 48 hours . On Wednesday, when the entire state of Gujarat experienced the worst heat conditions, a woman died in Rajkot as she was going to fetch water. A man was reportedly killed under similar circumstances in …

Today could be HOTTEST day yet

Ahmedabad: Thursday could be the hottest day of the season in the city with prevailing heat wave conditions making life even more difficult for denizens. Rising mercury levels in the state have already claimed two lives in Saurashtra region. In Ahmedabad, temperatures touched a record 44.5 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, …

Heat wave continues, leaves city high & dry

Hyderabad, May 12: The city has become the hottest metro in the country this summer with temperatures hovering around 44

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