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The Hummingbird School campus of Assam during the 2017 floods. Image by special arrangement.

Schools feel the heat as closures increase with extreme weather events

Shailesh Shrivastava 27 Sep 2024

Increasing summer temperatures impacting birds in Indian cities

Shanmukha Srija J 1 Aug 2024
A deserted playground and basketball court in Noida. Image by Shweta Thakur Nanda

Hopscotch to heat watch: How climate change is impacting summer play

Shweta Thakur Nanda 29 Jul 2024

Surviving a heat stroke, against all odds

Simrin Sirur 1 Jul 2024
An auto driver seen standing in the shade in Connaught Place while waiting for a cusotmer to arrive. Photo by Pallavi Ghosh

Heat wave hits earnings, health of auto rickshaw drivers

Pallavi Ghosh 3 Jun 2024

Closing Bengaluru parks in the afternoons deprives outdoor workers of refuge from heat

Pragathi Ravi 20 May 2024

Women-led initiative offers relief to women dairy farmers battling heat stress

Laasya Shekhar 10 May 2024
Tender coconut waste piled up on the roadside in Nangal, Punjab. Photo by Ravleen Kaur.

Tender coconut waste proves to be a tough nut to crack

Ravleen Kaur 3 May 2024

[Commentary] From poll booths to weather stations, the heat is on

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 3 May 2024

Experimenting with shed design to reduce heat stress in livestock, poultry

Simrin Sirur 16 Apr 2024

India will go to vote amid sweltering heat; experts call for public awareness to mitigate impacts

Simrin Sirur 5 Apr 2024

[Explainer] As heat waves increase, are India’s Heat Action Plans effective?

Zoya Ada Hussain 24 Jul 2023

As temperatures increase, India’s solar sector feels the heat

Arathi Menon 21 Jun 2023

Editor’s review 2022: A warmer Arabian Sea, energy transition and a search for economic value

S. Gopikrishna Warrier 24 Dec 2022

What if we designed homes to stay cool?

Nithya Subramanian 4 Aug 2022

[Illustrations] Why are temperatures within a city’s neighbourhoods different?

Alisha Vasudev 6 Jul 2022
A cultivated wheat field in the Rohtak district of Haryana. Photo by Kapil Kajal.

Heatwave takes a toll on north India’s wheat yield

Kapil Kajal 8 Jun 2022

The Arabian Sea faces an increased frequency and duration of marine heatwave days, finds study

Sahana Ghosh 1 Jun 2022

Climate change hits home as increasing heatwave days scorch India

Soumya Sarkar 18 Apr 2022