The frequency, severity, and fatality of heatwaves in India are rising, placing a strain on the nations agricultural sector, public health, and other socioeconomic and cultural institutions. Heatwaves made more likely by climate change may impair Indias progress towards its sustainable development goals.
Almost 90 per cent of Indians are more vulnerable to public health issues, food shortages and increased risks to deaths due to the deadly heat waves fuelled by climate change in 2022, research by the University of Cambridge revealed on Thursday. The study, published in the PLOS Climate journal at a time when several parts of India are already in the throes of rising
India's peak power demand rose to 215.88 GW on April 18 due to high temperatures, breaking last year's record of 210.793 GW. The power deficit on the same day was 2,021 MW, bringing the total to 217.9 GW. , Economy News, Times Now