India’s Blistering ‘Nautapa’ Period Triggers Red Alerts as Extreme Heat Strains the Power Grid
India is currently grappling with a severe, life-threatening heatwave as “Nautapa”—the traditional nine-day period of peak summer—commenced in late May, triggering maximum-level red alerts across northern and central regions and severely straining the country’s infrastructure. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued severe heatwave warnings for several states, including Delhi, Rajasthan, Punjab, and Haryana, as…