NHRC urges 11 states to protect vulnerable populations from heat waves with shelters, resources, and preventive measures.

By Nidhi Jacob A viral message is being widely shared across social media platforms claiming that the Directorate General of ...

Describing the heatwave action plan, Gupta said, "one thousand water coolers on the road, one thousand in government ...

AS THE scorching summer heat approaches, Bangladesh braces for extreme weather. Already grappling with the impacts of climate ...

I remember thinking how different the summers felt here in Canada compared to back home in Kyrgyzstan. Back home, the ...

Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA) has unveiled the Heat Wave Action Plan 2025, ...

The Telangana government will consider heatwave when the maximum temperature of a station reaches at least 40°C, as per the definition provided by the India Meteorological Department.

KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department has issued a heat wave alert for Karachi, warning that hot and dry weather is expected to prevail in the ...

Line departments are often overwhelmed with routine tasks and upcoming disaster mitigation efforts, which detracts them from their focus on heat resilience tasks or heat wave disasters.

In response to the intense heat wave gripping the state, the Odisha government on Tuesday announced the immediate closure of ...

In response to Odisha's soaring heat, district Collectors now have authority to declare school holidays. Minister Suresh ...

In the wake of the intensifying summer heatwave across Odisha, the Odisha government has taken serious note of the ...