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Temperatures in India reach a terrifying 123 degrees
2016-05-24 18:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: India is reeling from a heatwave so high that shoes are melting to roads, cities are banning cooking during the day, and hundreds have died. Nowhere is as hot as of Phalodi, a city in the north where temperatures reached a staggering 123 degrees Fahrenheit last week, breaking the previous record set in 1956. India is no stranger to high temperatures and large disasters: 2015 was an especially devastating year for the country, with heat, drought, and floods killing hundreds of citizens. All of...
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India braces for more heat after temperatures break records
2016-05-24 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: India was bracing on Monday for another bout of extreme heat after temperatures smashed records in some parts of the country, while weather officials warned against more frequent heat waves. Temperatures in parts of the western region breached 50 Celsius (122°F) last week, causing a spike in cases of people suffering dehydration and heat stroke, and triggering widespread power cuts as surging demand overwhelmed supply grids. Television channels in Gujarat state showed residents struggling to...
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India unions to intensify work in garment sector
2016-05-23 15:44:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Unions have said they will intensify their work in India's garment and textile industry in order to improve worker safety and defend employees' rights, with a pledge to ramp up recruitment.
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Dish TV India adds 508,000 subscribers in 1Q 2016
2016-05-23 15:00:15| Digital TV News
Dish TV India (BSE: 532839, NSE: DISHTV) has reported fourth quarter fiscal 2016 results. The company added 508 thousand net subscribers during the quarter to close with a net subscriber base of 14.5 million.
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India inaugurates one world's biggest solar rooftop power plants
2016-05-23 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mashable: The north Indian state of Punjab has inaugurated what it claims is the world's largest rooftop solar power plant. Spread over eight rooftops across 82 acres, it can produce up to 11.5 MW of electricity. SEE ALSO: Futuristic device is helping scientists break solar-efficiency record The Rs 1.35 billion project is expected to have significant environmental benefits, reducing 400,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide over the next 25 years. The Punjab government says that the project will generate enough...
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