INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:

High temperatures throughout parts of India have actually pressed electrical energy demand to near-record levels in current weeks,

triggering stress over yet another summer squeeze on power supply. Peak demand for electricity touched 211 gigawatts in January, close to an

all-time high last summer season when heavy industry roared back from pandemic curbs and the

[India] - Temperatures have actually been as much as 11C above normal in some areas in the previous week and triggered the India Meteorological Department to encourage farmers to examine wheat and other crops for signs of heat stress. The unusually early