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Sattu drink in demand to beat the heat in Bihar
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
With temperatures rising above 40 degrees Celsius, the demand for sweet and savoury sattu drink has increased among people in Bihar to beat the heat waves.
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72.6 per cent of expecting and new mothers prefer maternity dresses over r
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], May 15 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Pregnancy brings about a multitude of changes, both physical and emotional. As the body grows and transforms, expecting mothers need to update their wardrobes accordingly. This becomes particularly important during the summer when
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Skin injuries spike during heat waves in India
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI/ATK): As the temperature rises during the summer months, our skin may be more prone to sunburn, heat rash and other problems. During these hot summer months, burn injuries are more common due to accidents such as fires, electrical burns, and overexposure to t
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UP Govt instructs concerned departments to prepare for heat waves in summe
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
"In view of the apprehension of the heat wave, the government has directed that Chief Development Officer or ADM level officer be nominated as a nodal officer at the district level for water supply during the summer season. On the other hand, a cool look concept (painting the roof with white
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Europe hotting up, 15700 deaths linked to heatwave in 2022: WMO report
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Record-breaking heat waves affected Europe during the summer. In some areas, extreme heat was coupled with exceptionally dry conditions. Excess deaths associated with the heat in Europe exceeded 15,000 in total across Spain, Germany, the UK, France, and Portugal.
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Nandankanan Zoo makes special arrangements to keep animals cool against he
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Amid the heat waves, Nandankanan authorities have taken special care of animals and placed air coolers, ice slabs and proper arrangements for water sprinkling on the roofs regularly.
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Odisha: Govt issues guidelines to tackle Heat Wave situation during ongoin
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"Special Relief Commissioner Satyabrata Sahu issued directives to all the District Collectors to take measures for managing heat waves and water scarcity situation across the State," the official statement said.
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Ocean warming can trigger viral outbreaks within corals
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The breathtaking colours of reef-building corals come from photosynthetic algae that live inside the corals. A groundbreaking three-year study has found that viruses may increase their attacks on these symbiotic algae during marine heat waves.
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Delhi wakes up to sunny morning after rain; warmer days ahead
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Weather experts attributed the abnormally warm February to a lack of rainfall. The weather agency has also put out a dire summer forecast this year, predicting intermittent spells of heat waves.
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Pakistan's most crucial challenges include impacts of climate change: Repo
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The most crucial challenges for Pakistan include the impacts of climate change -- floods, heat waves, drought, crop losses and diseases -- whose frequency has increased rapidly over the past couple of decades.
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New research unearths obscure heat transfer behaviours
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
UCLA researchers and their colleagues have discovered a new physics principle governing how heat transfers through materials, and the finding contradicts the conventional wisdom that heat always moves faster as pressure increases.
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Climate change to produce more rainbows: Study
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Climate change will increase opportunities to see rainbows, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Hawai'i (UH) at Manoa. The study's authors estimate that by 2100, the average land location on Earth will experience about 5% more days with rainbows than at the begin
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