| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
According to research, India wastes 4900 crore litres of tap water daily — enough to meet the one-day needs of 32.67 crore people — with a tap dripping one drop per second wasting about 19-20 litres a day.
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
The Congress claims 7,11,000 trees will be felled for the Great Nicobar project, while the government says it will plant many more trees in Madhya Pradesh and Haryana to compensate.
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| Sudhir Chaudhary |
2026-06-30 |
More than 1,300 people have died in Europe this summer, believed to be due to extreme heat, and scientists say the heatwave that began on 20 June is one of the biggest in Europe's history.
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| Sudhir Chaudhary |
2026-06-30 |
Due to the severe heat, AC and fan sales have surged in France, Germany, Britain, the Netherlands and Spain, with people queuing outside electronics stores to buy them.
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| Sudhir Chaudhary |
2026-06-30 |
In June and July, countries like Sweden, Norway, Britain, Germany and Finland get 16 to 18 hours of sunlight per day, keeping land and buildings hot for longer.
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| Sudhir Chaudhary |
2026-06-30 |
European homes are built to protect against cold, not heat; their design traps heat inside, making them extremely hot in summer.
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| Sudhir Chaudhary |
2026-06-30 |
Temperatures in many places in India are currently 45–50°C, while in Europe people are suffering badly at just 40–42°C.
India-Europe heat comparison
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| Sudhir Chaudhary |
2026-06-30 |
Scientists say the heatwave that began on June 20 is one of the biggest heatwaves in Europe's history.
Europe heatwave severity
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| Sudhir Chaudhary |
2026-06-30 |
More than 1,300 people have died in Europe this summer season, and these deaths are believed to be caused by the extreme heat.
Europe heatwave deaths
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-29 |
In summer, temperatures in India normally range from 40 to 48 degrees Celsius.
India summer temperatures
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-29 |
From 1950 to 1999, Europe experienced such severe heat conditions five times; between 2000 and 2021 about 18 times; and since 2022 extreme heat has hit Europe almost every year.
heatwave frequency trend
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-29 |
Scientists say one cause of this heat is an omega block, a weather pattern under which temperatures in the affected region can be up to 18 degrees Celsius above normal.
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-29 |
A similar heatwave occurred in 2022, when more than 60,000 people died in Europe.
2022 heatwave deaths
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-29 |
According to the ECMWF, a heat dome has formed over Europe, meaning hot air has become trapped at the surface.
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-29 |
The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts has warned that a worse phase of the heatwave will begin in Europe next week, with temperatures in several countries possibly reaching 45 to 46 degrees Celsius.
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-29 |
According to the Swiss Glacier Monitoring Network, snow that usually melts completely by August had already fully melted last week due to the heat.
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-29 |
In Leipzig, Germany, tram service was shut down because the roads near the tracks began to melt.
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-29 |
Czechia recorded its hottest day ever on Sunday at 41.1 degrees Celsius, and Poland set a new heat record with one city reaching 40.5 degrees Celsius.
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-29 |
Sunday was the hottest day in Germany, with the temperature reaching nearly 42 degrees Celsius (41.7 degrees Celsius).
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-29 |
France's normal summer temperature used to be 20–25 degrees Celsius, which is why people there do not install coolers or ACs and often do not even have fans.
France cooling infrastructure
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-29 |
In Paris, people are putting reflectors and aluminium foil on their windows so that indoor temperatures do not rise too much.
Paris heat coping
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-29 |
In the last four days, more than a thousand people have died in France alone (figure partially garbled in transcript).
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-29 |
Twelve countries, including France, Italy, Spain, and Germany, have issued red alerts for severe heat.
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-29 |
This time, temperatures in several European countries have reached 40 degrees Celsius and even higher.
Europe record temperatures
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-29 |
The WHO says Europe's homes, offices, and schools were simply not designed to withstand this kind of severe heat.
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