Heat Wave In India

The UK broke an unwelcome record on Tuesday when Heathrow in south-west London recorded 40.2 degrees Celsius on the hottest day ever experienced in the country.

Hot Mic with Nidhi Razdan: If you live in north India, you know we've all been suffering from a terrible heatwave. The national capital alone has seen 6 heatwave spells this summer, the deadliest being in mid-May when the maximum temp soared to 49C

A cloud cover over Delhi on Tuesday, caused the maximum temperature at the Safdarjung Observatory, the city's base station, to drop below 40 degrees Celsius for the first time this month, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

Hot weather conditions continued to prevail in Haryana and Punjab on Sunday, with maximum temperatures hovering above normal limits at most places.

A few areas in northwest India braved intense heat on Sunday, though heatwave conditions have abated in most places in central and the adjoining eastern parts of the country, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

All but one of the weather stations in the national capital recorded maximum temperatures above 44 degrees Celsius on Sunday, as hot and dry westerlies swept across northwest India.

There was no let up in the heatwave conditions in the national capital, with the maximum temperature settling at 43.5 degrees celsius on Friday, according to the India Meteorological Department.

The ongoing heatwave spell in northwest and central India eased a little on Friday and maximum temperatures are likely to fall by two to three degrees by next week, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

Heatwave conditions continued to prevail in parts of Rajasthan as the maximum temperature at most places settled above 42 degrees Celsius on Thursday, officials said.

Amid rising power consumption which has led to a spike in demand for coal, Power Minister R K Singh has sought greater dry fuel production

Hot weather conditions prevailed in Haryana and Punjab on Sunday, with maximum temperatures hovering above normal limits at most places.

The ongoing heatwave spell tightened its grip on parts of Delhi on Sunday, with the mercury breaching the 45-degree Celsius mark in six localities.

A heat wave that's made parts of India the hottest in 122 years may be a warning that heightened climate risks could drag on economic growth and worsen the nation's credit scores.

Global power grids are about to face their biggest test in decades with electricity generation strangled in the world's largest economies.

The sizzling heat pushed the peak power demand in Delhi to 7,070 MW, the highest ever in May, late on Thursday night, discom officials said.

The UK broke an unwelcome record on Tuesday when Heathrow in south-west London recorded 40.2 degrees Celsius on the hottest day ever experienced in the country.

Hot Mic with Nidhi Razdan: If you live in north India, you know we've all been suffering from a terrible heatwave. The national capital alone has seen 6 heatwave spells this summer, the deadliest being in mid-May when the maximum temp soared to 49C

A cloud cover over Delhi on Tuesday, caused the maximum temperature at the Safdarjung Observatory, the city's base station, to drop below 40 degrees Celsius for the first time this month, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

Hot weather conditions continued to prevail in Haryana and Punjab on Sunday, with maximum temperatures hovering above normal limits at most places.

A few areas in northwest India braved intense heat on Sunday, though heatwave conditions have abated in most places in central and the adjoining eastern parts of the country, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

All but one of the weather stations in the national capital recorded maximum temperatures above 44 degrees Celsius on Sunday, as hot and dry westerlies swept across northwest India.

There was no let up in the heatwave conditions in the national capital, with the maximum temperature settling at 43.5 degrees celsius on Friday, according to the India Meteorological Department.

The ongoing heatwave spell in northwest and central India eased a little on Friday and maximum temperatures are likely to fall by two to three degrees by next week, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

Heatwave conditions continued to prevail in parts of Rajasthan as the maximum temperature at most places settled above 42 degrees Celsius on Thursday, officials said.

Amid rising power consumption which has led to a spike in demand for coal, Power Minister R K Singh has sought greater dry fuel production

Hot weather conditions prevailed in Haryana and Punjab on Sunday, with maximum temperatures hovering above normal limits at most places.

The ongoing heatwave spell tightened its grip on parts of Delhi on Sunday, with the mercury breaching the 45-degree Celsius mark in six localities.

A heat wave that's made parts of India the hottest in 122 years may be a warning that heightened climate risks could drag on economic growth and worsen the nation's credit scores.

Global power grids are about to face their biggest test in decades with electricity generation strangled in the world's largest economies.

The sizzling heat pushed the peak power demand in Delhi to 7,070 MW, the highest ever in May, late on Thursday night, discom officials said.