The scorching heat could prevent India, the world’s most populous country, from building the economy of the future, says the Bloomberg Opinion's David Fickling.
The scorching heat could prevent India , the world’s most populous country, from building the economy of the future, says the Bloomberg Opinion's David Fickling.
“India is on the path to becoming a developed nation,” he told a rally this week in West Bengal, a region where the BJP has historically performed poorly.Even as he spoke those words, the country was struggling with the most basic tasks of survival. Delhi recorded its first heatstroke death amid temperatures recorded by one sensor as high as
Produce that has been farmed can end up spoiled, as heat and humidity and the lack of refrigeration leave it rotting before it can reach households. The price of vegetables has increased at double-digit rates in eight out of the past 10 months, piling pressure on living costs and forcing consumers to depend on cheaper, less healthy nutrition.
When the mercury heads above 40 degrees Celsius, farmers and urban labourers have little option but to down tools or
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