India Heatwave

Tourists have been thronging Himachal Pradesh as the heatwave has hit the plains and the second wave of COVID-19 seeing a significant decline in the country.

Reeling under scorching heatwave, Delhi got the much-needed respite this evening as light rains were witnessed in several parts of the national capital.

Tens of millions of people in India were suffering Friday under a severe heatwave that has pushed the temperature to a nine-year high in Delhi as monsoon rains run behind schedule.

Delhi reeled under heatwave for a third day on the trot and recorded a maximum temperature of 43.1 degrees Celsius on Thursday, the highest in July since 2012, with the IMD saying there is "no chance" of monsoon reaching the city till July 7.

Amid blistering heat in north India, a number of places in the Himalayan region are experiencing high temperatures with the mercury in Thoise in Ladakh's Nubra Valley and Solan hill station in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday soaring to 31 degrees Celsi

Work hours in Punjab government offices have been cut short due to extreme heat amid power shortage.

The national capital's peak power demand crossed 7,000 MW on Thursday afternoon, the highest in this season so far, as the city sizzled under heatwave conditions with the maximum temperature soaring up to 43.1 degrees Celsius.

With rains eluding Delhi and the maximum temperature hovering near 40 degrees Celsius, the national capital's peak power demand soared to 6,921 MW on Wednesday, the highest so far this summer season.

Delhi witnessed the first severe heat wave of the year today with the maximum temperature at Safdarjung Observatory, considered the official marker for the city, rising to 43 degrees Celsius, the highest this year so far.

Heatwave conditions at isolated places are very likely over northwest Rajasthan during the next 24 hours, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

Several parts of Rajasthan are likely to experience heatwave conditions over the next 48 hours with a rise in maximum temperatures, the meteorological department in Jaipur said on Wednesday.

As Delhi reeling under the heatwave, India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday said that the temperature in the national capital will gradually rise up to 37 degree Celsius in the next three days.

The national capital reeled under a "severe" heatwave on the day of Holi as the maximum temperature shot up to 40.1 degrees Celsius, making it the hottest day in March in 76 years, the India Meteorological Department said.

Mercury remained above normal limits in several parts of northern India, leading to a heatwave in some areas of Rajasthan today, even as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced the monsoon will hit the national capital in less than a week from now.

A school of dead fish was seen floating on the surface of a drying pond in a Jodhpur village evoking concern about water security as western Rajasthan is currently experiencing heatwave conditions and monsoon is about a fortnight away.

Tourists have been thronging Himachal Pradesh as the heatwave has hit the plains and the second wave of COVID-19 seeing a significant decline in the country.

Reeling under scorching heatwave, Delhi got the much-needed respite this evening as light rains were witnessed in several parts of the national capital.

Tens of millions of people in India were suffering Friday under a severe heatwave that has pushed the temperature to a nine-year high in Delhi as monsoon rains run behind schedule.

Delhi reeled under heatwave for a third day on the trot and recorded a maximum temperature of 43.1 degrees Celsius on Thursday, the highest in July since 2012, with the IMD saying there is "no chance" of monsoon reaching the city till July 7.

Amid blistering heat in north India, a number of places in the Himalayan region are experiencing high temperatures with the mercury in Thoise in Ladakh's Nubra Valley and Solan hill station in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday soaring to 31 degrees Celsi

Work hours in Punjab government offices have been cut short due to extreme heat amid power shortage.

The national capital's peak power demand crossed 7,000 MW on Thursday afternoon, the highest in this season so far, as the city sizzled under heatwave conditions with the maximum temperature soaring up to 43.1 degrees Celsius.

With rains eluding Delhi and the maximum temperature hovering near 40 degrees Celsius, the national capital's peak power demand soared to 6,921 MW on Wednesday, the highest so far this summer season.

Delhi witnessed the first severe heat wave of the year today with the maximum temperature at Safdarjung Observatory, considered the official marker for the city, rising to 43 degrees Celsius, the highest this year so far.

Heatwave conditions at isolated places are very likely over northwest Rajasthan during the next 24 hours, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

Several parts of Rajasthan are likely to experience heatwave conditions over the next 48 hours with a rise in maximum temperatures, the meteorological department in Jaipur said on Wednesday.

As Delhi reeling under the heatwave, India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday said that the temperature in the national capital will gradually rise up to 37 degree Celsius in the next three days.

The national capital reeled under a "severe" heatwave on the day of Holi as the maximum temperature shot up to 40.1 degrees Celsius, making it the hottest day in March in 76 years, the India Meteorological Department said.

Mercury remained above normal limits in several parts of northern India, leading to a heatwave in some areas of Rajasthan today, even as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced the monsoon will hit the national capital in less than a week from now.

A school of dead fish was seen floating on the surface of a drying pond in a Jodhpur village evoking concern about water security as western Rajasthan is currently experiencing heatwave conditions and monsoon is about a fortnight away.