India Edition

​Extreme Heat Takes a Toll on India’s Economy and People

A single day of heatwaves leads to about 3,400 excess deaths in India.
A rickshaw driver delivers an old air conditioner during high temperatures in New Delhi, India, on Saturday, May 18, 2024.Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg

Welcome to India Edition, Bloomberg’s daily dive into what’s moving the worlds of business, markets and politics in this dynamic, fast-paced economy. I’m Menaka Doshi. If you didn’t receive this directly in your inbox, you can subscribe here, and share feedback with us here.

Today, I look at the heat impact on the economy and my colleague Rakesh Sharma examines the panic buying in transport fuels.