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Source: Oleksandr Sushko on Unsplash.com At present, the whole of north India is reeling under a crushing heatwave with temperatures shooting over 40 degrees. The ominous trend is continuing, and there are hardly any signs of respite. Banda is a revenue district of the Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh, termed the “world's hottest city". Banda has consecutively topped the list with temperatures reaching as high as 48.2 degree Centigrade.

India is a privileged country to host the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Impact Summit, 2026,  at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi from 16 to 20 February this year. In fact, India is the fourth country to organise this Summit after the U.K., South Korea, and France. It was attended by the leaders of about 20 countries, including Brazil, France, Switzerland, Spain, Serbia, Slovakia, Croatia, Estonia, Netherlands, Finland, Greece, Mauritius, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Kazakhstan, Bolivia, Guyana and Seychelles.

Recently, in Indore, a ghastly tragedy occurred where at least 8 people died and about 300 people were hospitalised due to the consumption of dirty and unhygienic water supplied by the Indore Municipal Corporation. This happened in one locality, Bhagirathpura, where generally the poor and low-income-earning group of people reside. Afterwards, such complaints were also received from a few more localities where the drinking water is being supplied by the Indore Municipal Corporation.