Context
Following Prime Minister’s high-level meeting to review the heatwaves preparedness — a new report by the Centre for Policy Research indicates that the country is ill-prepared to face the heat.
What is Heat wave?
Highlights of the report:
Need of the initiative:
India and Heatwave:
Heat Index: The heat index is the combination of air temperature and relative humidity; it measures how hot it really feels when relative humidity is factored in with the actual air temperature. |
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