Searing heatwave bakes Delhi, temperature soars close to 49°C

The Mungeshpur weather station reported a high of 48.8 degrees Celsius, eight degrees above normal, and a minimum of 27.6 degrees Celsius, slightly above the seasonal average

Delhi faces brutal heat as parts of city records 47.8 degree C, ‘red alert’ issued due to heatwave

Najafgarh reported a scorching 47.8 degrees Celsius, Mungeshpur 47.7 degrees, Aya Nagar 46.4 degrees, Pusa 46.5 degrees, Pitampura 47 degrees, and Palam 45.1 degrees

Delhi reels under heatwave, max temperature to settle at 44 degree celsius today

The Air Quality Index (AQI) of the national capital was recorded in the "poor" category at 9 am with a reading of 246, according to the Central Pollution Control Board

Hospitals in Noida and Greater Noida prepare for heatwave challenges

Doctors say that patients primarily suffer from dehydration, diarrhoea and severe vomiting due to the heat

Labouring in an oven

Labourers, semi-skilled workers and street vendors are struggling to work and earn in the burning furnace of Delhi

Record-breaking heatwaves put half of Delhi’s population at risk: Report

The report said that by the 2050s, over 1.6 billion people living in over 970 cities will be regularly exposed to three-month average temperatures reaching at least 35 degrees Celsius.

‘Delhi doesn’t know about the benefits of matka’: vendors on low sales of earthen pots

The hottest summer in living memory could have been a bonanza for vendors of earthen pots but they are in distress due to low sales. They blame expensive gadgets and modern technology for overshadowing the use and benefits of a cheap and reliable alternative that is a matka

Mungeshpur: Hottest spot in town

A combination of factors have led to Mungeshpur being one of the hottest places in Delhi: proximity to the Rajasthan desert, drying up of traditional ponds, unplanned urbanization and reduction in green cover