India, June 7 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Dr. P. K. Mishra, has emphasized the urgent need to address extreme heat as a global crisis, echoing the call from the UN Secretary-General. Delivering the keynote address during the Special Session on Extreme Heat Risk Governance at Geneva yesterday (06 June 2025), he underlined that rising temperatures posing a systemic risk to public health, economic stability, and ecological resilience, and India welcomes the UNDRR's initiative to advance the Common Framework for Extreme Heat Risk Governance as a platform for shared learning, guidance, and collaboration.
Dr. Mishra emphasized that under the leadership of Prime Ministe...