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Apr 2024
6m 55s

India braces for heat waves

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From the BBC World Service: India is likely to experience more heat wave days than normal between April and June, potentially hitting agricultural production and hampering government efforts to bring down food inflation. There’s also a worry that soaring temperatures could deter people from voting in the upcoming elections. Also on the program: an agreement tackling the risk of AI, England’s expanded taxpayer-funded child care and the Dutch word for doing nothing

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