Surat

Gujarat has announced a rehabilitation package to provide lump-sum financial assistance to street vendors, handcart operators, and cabin owners in Surat affected by floods. The initiative aims to help these traders resume business operations in the impacted areas.

Workers in Surat's textile factories face extreme heat and humidity exacerbated by climate change and industrial machinery. Cooling measures like mist sprayers and water-evaporation coolers provide limited relief, while economic pressures from U.S. tariffs and supply disruptions hinder further investments in climate adaptation.

Surat, a western Indian industrial city in Gujarat, is experiencing a severe heatwave with temperatures reaching 45 degrees Celsius, impacting textile factory workers. The article notes that coolers and improved ventilation are helping mitigate the effects of the extreme heat.

A luxury bus traveling from Rajasthan to Surat in Gujarat collided with a truck in Vadodara, resulting in six deaths and 20 injuries, according to Vadodara District SP Sushil Agrawal.

Four workers died after inhaling toxic fumes at a septic tank in Surat. Asphyxiation is likely the primary cause of death, though the postmortem report will confirm the exact cause, according to the Deputy Commissioner of Police.