India, May 22 -- The unprecedented heat has gripped the capital and the worst part - the monsoon is still weeks away
Delhi is in a heat emergency. The threat is not just what the thermometer shows - it's in the air we breathe, the infrastructure we rely on, and the fragile lives caught in between. Delhi finds itself teetering on the edge of a climate emergency. With daytime temperatures already breaching unbearable levels and heat indices - the "feels like" temperature - soaring towards a blistering 50degC, the capital is caught in an escalating crisis. A new report by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), titled "How Extreme Heat is Impacting India," paints a stark picture of what's driving this relentless heat. Delhi now r...