Nearly 60 people working at polling stations died due to the heat; the country is facing a record heat wave, with the state meteorological institute recording a national record of 52,3 °C in New Delhi

Thulasendrapuram, a small village about 300 km from the Indian city of Chennai, birthplace of Kamala Harris' maternal grandparents, is proudly displaying a large banner of Mrs Harris in its center

Scientists are concerned about the consequences of India's river diversion plan, designed to cope with extreme flooding in parts of the country but which could have unintended consequences on land, people and climate

A study conducted by the Centre for Science and Environment, a research organisation based in New Delhi, monitoring extreme weather events last year, found that the country experienced such events on 314 days out of 365