A combination of heatwave conditions, dry weather, and poorly equipped responders has led to a fivefold increase in major forest fires in Uttarakhand this year.
Union Health Minister JP Nadda reviewed the heatwave situation across the country on Wednesday and instructed the establishment of special heatwave units in central government hospitals.
Two villages and three private schools near the small town of Koropi were evacuated as a precaution, Greek authorities said on Wednesday. Officials have pointed the finger at arsonists.
The UK looks set to bid goodbye to chilly conditions and cooler air - at long last - after weeks of the temperatures and mercury struggling to get above the low-teens.
NEW DELHI: In the absence of any official data on the number of cases and deaths caused by the heatwave in the country, the Centre on Wednesday asked states to start submitting the data from all health facilities daily and to investigate…
Amid the ongoing heatwave in several parts of North India, all schools up to Class 8 in Bihar's capital Patna will remain closed until June 22. Patna District Magistrate Shirsat Kapil Ashok initially declared a holiday...