Fighting for survival: Climate change-fuelled heat pushes poor women to limits of endurance

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on June 27, 2024
Amid India's scorching summer, women across rural and urban areas endure severe heat stress, impacting their health and incomes disproportionately. From Delhi to rural Chhattisgarh, extreme temperatures exacerbate existing hardships, affecting livelihoods in sectors like waste picking and agriculture, while amplifying health...

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Delhi

Megacity and union territory of India
Delhi Chief Minister Atishi launched a crowdfunding campaign, urging public support for her election bid from the Kalkaji seat. Highlighting BJP's financial..
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Sahibi river emanated from the Sewar hills of Rajasthan's Sikar district and flowed through the states of Rajasthan, Haryana and Delhi. Earlier existence of..
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India is finalising a $450 million deal to export BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to Indonesia, making it the second ASEAN country after the Philippines to..
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A CAG report has identified major irregularities in Delhi's excise policy from 2017 to 2021, costing the exchequer Rs 2,027 crore. Key issues include..
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The electoral battle ahead of the Delhi assembly polls is being fought on social media. There has erupted an emphatic "poster-and-video war" between the..
Credit: DNA - Published 17 hours ago


Chhattisgarh

State in central India
In Bijapur's National Park area, police found three Maoists bodies and a significant cache of weapons and explosives. The discovery followed an IED attack that..
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A construction site accident in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, resulted in the deaths of two labourers and injured six others, with two in critical condition. The..
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A centring frame collapse at a construction site in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, resulted in two deaths and six injuries. The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 21 hours ago

A fierce encounter takes place between security forces and Maoists in Sukma, Chhattisgarh. The operation involves the District Reserve Guard, Special Task Force..
Credit: IndiaTimes - Published 3 days ago

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