New Delhi, April 21 -- Multiple schools have announced change in schools timings due to rising heat and the predictions from the weather department. Several schools in Jharkhand state, Nagpur in Maharashtra, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh have revised their timings for schools students.

The Jharkhand government on Monday, April 20, announced a change in school timings from April 21, Tuesday, in view of heat wave-like conditions across the state.

Under the new schedule, students from kindergarten to Class 8 will attend schools from 7 am to 11.30 am. Students from Class 9 to 12 will continue classes till noon, an order by the education department said.

The change in school timings in Jharkhand has come after the India Meteorological Department...