Heatwave effect: Bankura, W Burdwan schools start water bell alarm
A girls’ school introduced a water bell system to remind students to drink water during school hours to combat dehydration in the summers.
A girls’ school introduced a water bell system to remind students to drink water during school hours to combat dehydration in the summers.
This weekend, at many places of south Bengal, could be blistering. The weather office has issued a forecast of the mercury soaring up to seven degrees Celsius above normal, for three days during 19-21 April at many places over districts of south Bengal.
After battling with the scorching sun for three days, the City of Joy heaved a sigh of relief with drizzles till 2.30 pm and partly cloudy sky for the larger parts of the day today.
"In this regard, a copy of do's and don'ts issued by the National Disaster Management Authority regarding minimization of heat wave impact, is being forwarded herewith,” read the note issued by the poll panel’s Under Secretary Vibhor Agrawal to chief electoral officers of all states/Union territories.
The research emphasizes that areas in the Global South, such as India and Pakistan, bear a heightened risk in contrast to the global average.
As the crops fail more often, the men take contracts for migrant work, handing over papers and passports to recruiters who organise travel to nearby cities or faraway countries.
Delhi is suffering one of its worst summers. It has no other choice. It can protest against price-rise.
Today's storm comes exactly a week after another big storm hit the national capital, uprooting trees and affecting flight operations. A western disturbance that is affecting Northwest India brought cloudy skies, strong winds, and rainfall to parts of Delhi-NCR.
As Delhi deals with an unprecedented heatwave, construction workers are compelled to work under extreme weather conditions for their livelihood.
IMD - In its weather bulletin concluded that the northwest part of the country would experience heatwave conditions from May 7, while heatwave conditions would commence over central India from May 8.