India, May 27 -- Twenty six-year-old Ganesh Chaugule, a gig worker based in Kalwa who delivers across the Bhandup-Nahur-Mulund belt, spends most of his day riding in the open. "This heat brings a different kind of challenge. You know you have to stay hydrated and protect yourself, and shouldn't expose yourself to the sun - but how do you do that when your job is to be under the sun the whole day?" The hardest stretch is between 11 am and 4 pm, when delivery platforms offer incentives, for being available in that time. Losing a few minutes of work can mean losing the incentive that supports his EMI and fuel. "There is often no place to rest except when I can find a tree," he said. Staying hydrated is a burden as a bottle of water lasts barely an hour, and buying several bottles is hard on the pocket. "We don't have a choice," he said. "We feel tired, the head hurts and body feels weak. But as soon as the next order comes and we are on the go again. Once back home, the tan on the skin and a throbbing headache are measures that show of how one survived the heat."...