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State health minister T Harish Rao informed a comprehensive two-pronged strategy has been implemented to tackle rising heat in the state.

Effective disaster response and management is a collaborative work and with coordinated actions between the Centre and states, it can be ensured there are no deaths due to heatwaves, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Wednesday.

Now, the extension of the half-day schedule will ensure that students can conclude their academic activities earlier in the day, from 7.30 am. to 11.30 am

The meeting with ministers from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Telangana took place a day after Mandaviya chaired a high-level meeting of officials at the Centre and sent teams to affected states.

As summer begins, power grids have struggled with high demand for electricity, leaving people without air conditioning during a record heatwave.

Breastfeeding is the normal way of providing young infants with the nutrients they need for healthy growth and development. Virtually, all mothers can breastfeed, provided they have accurate information and the support of their family, the health care system and society at large. Colostrum, the yellowish, sticky breast milk produced at the end of pregnancy, is recommended by WHO as the perfect food for the newborn, and feeding should be initiated within the first hour after birth. Exclusive br...

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is asking residents to take voluntary energy conservation measures to stave off more blackouts amid the current heatwave

Owing to the southwest monsoon’s delayed arrival over Kerala and sluggish progression over the Indian mainland, North India has remained largely hot and dry during the first half of June.

Light to moderate rainfalls is likely in Southern India with thunderstorms and lightning during the next five days while heatwave will prevail in Bihar, UP and Jharkhand.