New Delhi, April 27 -- As several Indian states grapple with a severe heatwave, pushing temperatures beyond 44degC in several regions, school timings are being revised to safeguard students, with some states also announcing early summer vacations or temporary closures.

Urgent measures are being implemented to minimise students' exposure to peak daytime heat.

"Climate is creating havoc in the country. The weather has become unpredictable and is regularly changing. The call of summer vacations should be taken pragmatically," Brian Seymour, Principal of GD Somani Memorial School, Mumbai, told India Today.

The assumption that extreme heat in the summer begins from mid-May has now changed - there has been an increase in heatwaves, starting ...