Odisha issues guidelines to prevent heat-related illnesses

Mar 02, 2023

Odisha government on Thursday issued guidelines for districts to prevent heat-related illnesses due to unusually high temperatures.

As world approaches "irreversible harm," deaths due to heat may rise fivefold: Lancet study

Nov 15, 2023

The latest edition of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change has revealed the grave and mounting threat to health of further delayed...

"Wear loose clothes, drink water": AIIMS professor cautions against heatwave conditions

May 20, 2024

As temperature soars and heat wave kicks in, Dr Neeraj Nishchal, professor in the Department of Medicine at AIIMS, New Delhi, advised the public...

Himachal Monsoon death toll rises to 419, with 237 rain-related, 182 road accident fatalities recorded

Sep 18, 2025

Under Rain-Related Deaths 237 people have died in various rain-related incidents. The highest number of these fatalities were from landslides (52 deaths), followed by...

Europe hotting up, 15700 deaths linked to heatwave in 2022: WMO report

Apr 22, 2023

Record-breaking heat waves affected Europe during the summer. In some areas, extreme heat was coupled with exceptionally dry conditions. Excess deaths associated with the...

Union Health Ministry urges states, UTs to implement national plan on heat-related illness amid rising temperatures

May 01, 2022

New Delhi [India], May 1 : The Union Health Ministry issued an advisory to the States and Union Territories urging them to disseminate the...