As we enter the month of May, heatwaves continue across the country, taking temperatures to all-time-highs. Heatwaves themselves aren't a new phenomenon, but due to climate change, they are now occurring more often, are more severe, and last longer. Here's how India—its people and animals—is dealing with record-high heat
A student prepares herself to journey on her cycle by covering her face and head to protect herself from the heat and Covid-19 on her way to school on a hot afternoon in Odisha's capital city Bhubaneswar on April 12, 2021.