'If A Heatstroke Patient Doesn't Get Treatment, There's 80% Chance Of Dying'

'We can save 70 patients out of 100, if they reach a hospital well within time.''The most crucial aspect is time.' IMAGE: A hot summer day in New Delhi, June 6, 2024. Photograph: Ishant/ANI Photo......

Tackling Heatwaves In Cities

As Singapore, New York and Melbourne have shown, cities can mitigate the impact of heatwaves if they have the will to create green infrastructure, explain Amit Kapoor & Bibek Debroy. IMAGE:......

15 dead, many hospitalised as north India reels under punishing heatwave

Swathes of northern and eastern India remained in the grip of a punishingly long heatwave on Wednesday, increasing heat stroke casualties and prompting the Centre to issue advisory to hospitals to......

Rajkot game zone fire: DNA samples collected for identification of victims

Members of the Special Investigation Team held a meeting with local administration in Gujarat's Rajkot city in the wee hours of Sunday in connection with the fire at a game zone fire here that left......

Post-coronavirus, Himachal Pradesh stares at tourism whitewash

Its economy dependent on tourist arrivals, the hill state is looking at a summer of discontent. Not that the rest of the year promises to be any different.  Ashwani Sharma reports from......

10 Films that Amazed Me at Cannes

The 74th Cannes Film Festival ended with the jury -- headed by Spike Lee -- handing out awards to a number of international films from France, Iran, Finland, Israel, Norway, Japan and the US. But......

Paris Olympics Will Be HOT!

Athletes and climate experts have expressed concerns that extreme heat could lead to severe health issues, including the risk of sportspeople collapsing or, in the worst-case scenarios, dying......

Asian Games in China will go ahead in September

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has requested an update from Beijing on the COVID-19 situation in China but remains confident the Asian Games will go ahead in Hangzhou in September, a senior......

Perth Ashes Test in doubt due to COVID-19 curbs: Minister

IMAGE: Perth is scheduled to host the fifth and final Ashes Test from January 14. Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images Perth may not be able to hold an Ashes Test over Australia's home summer due......

Has Messi played his last game for Barcelona?

IMAGE: Lionel Messi joined Barca aged 13. Photograph: Manu Fernandez/Pool via Getty Images Lionel Messi has been given permission by Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman to miss this weekend's......

Why bio-bubble life is so tough for cricketers...

'I think the bio-bubble will teach athletes that they are responsible for their own happiness, that they are responsible for their own mental strength, that running away is not the long-term......