Heat Action Plans: Tackling Heat & Its Impacts
Heat Action Plans: Tackling Heat & Its Impacts UPSC Mains General Studies Paper 3 : Current Affairs in Focus
Recently, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a rise in maximum temperatures and the occurrence of heatwave conditions in the upcoming days across eastern and southern India. This raises concerns about India's preparedness to cope with this hazard.
As the climate crisis accelerates, the adoption and implementation of Heat Action Plans (HAPs) are becoming an urgent necessity in India to effectively address the impacts of heat waves.
Definition of Heatwave
The IMD declares a heatwave under the following conditions:
- Maximum temperature recorded at a station ....
Do You Want to Read More?
Subscribe Now
Take Annual Subscription and get the following Advantage
The annual members of the Civil Services Chronicle can read the monthly content of the magazine as well as the Chronicle magazine archives.
Readers can study all the material before the last six months of the Civil Services Chronicle monthly issue in the form of Chronicle magazine archives.
Related Content
- 1 Reimagining India’s Strategic Outlook: From Geography to Geometry of Interests
- 2 India’s Urban Future: Towards Inclusive and Resilient Cities
- 3 AI and Cyber Threats in India: Emerging Challenges to Digital Security
- 4 India’s Female Labour Force Participation: From Workforce Exclusion to Women-Led Growth
- 5 Food Safety Regulation in India: Strengthening Consumer Protection and Public Health
- 6 Floating Solar Parks: Powering India’s Renewable Transition
- 7 India’s Arctic Ambitions: From Observer to Active Player
- 8 India and Central Asia: Strengthening India’s Extended Neighbourhood
- 9 Urban Water Security: The Imperative for Water-Wise Cities
- 10 Strengthening Food Security and Nutrition for an Inclusive India

