90% Of India, Including National Capital In 'Danger Zone' Of Heatwave: Study

Despite the fact that Delhi's most recent state action plan for climate change does not include it, the study found that Delhi is susceptible to the effects of extreme heatwaves.

According to a recent study, heatwaves are growing more common and severe in India as a result of climate change, with over 90 per cent of the nation being in the "extremely cautious" or "danger zone" of their effects.

Ramit Debnath and colleagues at the University of Cambridge conducted the study, which also showed that Delhi is particularly susceptible to the effects of extreme heatwaves, despite the fact that its most recent state action plan for climate change does not take this into account.

It was suggested that India's progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) had been hampered by heatwaves more than was previously believed, and that the metrics used for current assessments might not adequately account for the effects of heatwaves linked to climate change on the nation.

According to a research written by scientists Kamaljit Ray, S S Ray, R K Giri, and A P Dimri together with M Rajeevan, a former secretary of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, more than 17,000 lives were lost in India due to heatwaves over the course of 50 years.