As extreme heat grips India's capital, schools are mandated to sound bells to ensure students remember to hydrate. Government data highlights the dangers of India's summer heat, with thousands of deaths attributed to heatstroke over the last decade.

Schools in India’s capital must ring regular bells to remind schoolchildren to drink water as the megacity gears up to face heatwave conditions, a new city order has said. Summer heat in the world’s most populous nation can be brutal – putting millions of people at risk, with nearly 11,000 people dying due to heatstroke between 2012 and 2021, according to government data. A heatwave in May 2024 in New Delhi saw temperatures match the capital’s previous record high: 49.2 degrees Celsius (120...