New Delhi, April 25 -- During April, Pune city experienced multiple days when peak day temperatures hovered between 40 and 43 degrees Celsius. Even higher temperatures were experienced in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra during this same period, according to scientists. 'Critical environmental limits' were likely breached multiple times for elderly people in Pune during the month due to these temperatures, scientists have said.

The human core body temperature is tightly regulated by physiological processes and rarely fluctuates by even a degree Celsius during normal day-to-day activities. Maintaining this core temperature is important for the smooth functioning of the body. Elevated core temperatures, which occur when you have a fever ...