The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red warning in five districts of Odisha on Sunday for heatwave conditions and said that the conditions would persist on Monday as well.
All government, provincialized, and private schools in Assam's Kamrup (Metro) district will be closed from September 24 to September 27 due to excessive heat and rising temperatures, an official said.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday that the conditions favouring further advance of southwest monsoon into some more parts of North India are being witnessed as the heatwave conditions have abated across the country.
Amidst prevalent heatwave conditions in the national capital, Lok Nayak Hospital has reported that nine patients were admitted on Wednesday due to heatstroke.
Amid the heatwave conditions in Delhi, the national capital's peak power demand reached an all-time high of 8,656 MW at 3:06 pm, the highest ever in the history of the national capital, the State Load Dispatch Centre (SLDC) data stated on Wednesday.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that heatwave to severe heatwave conditions are likely to continue over many parts of North India during the next 24 hours and gradually abate thereafter due to an approaching western disturbance towards northwest India.
Amid intense heatwave conditions in the city, the District Magistrate on Monday extended the summer vacations of private and government-run schools up to class 8 in the district of Patna till June 19.
As the country endures the scorching summer heat, even the usually cool Himachal Pradesh is not spared, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing an orange alert for some parts of the state.
Delhi Water Minister Atishi said that due to severe heatwave conditions, the water shortage persisted in Delhi. She appealed to people to consciously and carefully use the available water.
According to IMD, East Uttar Pradesh experienced widespread severe heat, while parts of Bihar, Gangetic West Bengal, south Uttarakhand, and north Odisha faced heatwave to severe heatwave conditions.
Union Health Ministry, under the chairmanship of Directorate General of Health Services Dr Atul Goel, conducted a virtual meeting with States/UTs to assess the preparedness for heatwave conditions and fire and electrical safety measures adopted by various healthcare facilities across the