Rajasthan’s Barmer touches 48.8°C amid heatwave in northern India

Large parts of India sweltered under a heat wave for the seventh day on the trot on Thursday, with the mercury soaring to 48.8 degrees Celsius in Rajasthan’s Barmer, the highest temperature recorded in the country this year so far. Official data showed that at least 16 places in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, […]

No respite from heat wave in large parts of India, Barmer sizzles at 48.8 degrees C

Jaipur: Large parts of India sweltered under a heat wave for the seventh day on the trot on Thursday, with the mercury soaring to 48.8 degrees Celsius in Rajasthan’s Barmer, the highest temperature recorded in the country this year so far. Official data showed that at least 16 places in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, […]

Empower rural communities: PPiA Programme invites NE youth

Applications are now open for the 2024-26 cohort of the Public Policy in Action (PPiA) Praxis Residency Programme, inviting young professionals from the Northeast to empower marginalized rural communities. This initiative combines public policy practice with academic rigour to create equitable, inter-generational opportunities. According to the Economic Survey 2022-23, 65 per cent of India’s population […]