Majority of Indian districts face high heatwave risk, study shows
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NEW DELHI: Nearly 60 per cent of Indian districts, home to three-quarters of the population, face a "high to very high" risk from extreme heat, with rising night-time temperatures and humidity compounding the health impact, a study has found. The report, published on Tuesday (May 20) by the New Delhi-based Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) think tank, analysed climate, health, and infrastructure data to calculate a heat-risk score. "About 57 per cent of Indian districts, home to
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