India, March 11 -- India recorded its first widespread heatwave episode of the year on Wednesday, with severe conditions sweeping across Gujarat's Saurashtra and Kutch region, as experts warned that the shrinking window between winter and summer is becoming a pattern driven by climate change. Heat wave to severe heat wave conditions prevailed at many places over Saurashtra and Kutch and at a few places over the Gujarat region, while isolated heat wave conditions were reported over Vidarbha, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Wednesday marked the first episode of widespread heat over the western parts. htc...