India, June 7 -- 35 municipal wards, including Matiala, Kakraula, Narela and Chandni Chowk, were identified as having 'high' to 'very high' cumulative vulnerability.

Nearly three-fourths of Delhi has been exposed to recurring extreme heat over the past decade, with construction workers, schoolchildren, street vendors and residents of informal settlements among the worst affected, according to a new report released by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE).

The report, Making Delhi Heat-Resilient: A Roadmap with the Focus on Vulnerable Groups, paints a troubling picture of a city increasingly trapped in a cycle of rising temperatures, shrinking green cover and worsening urban heat stress.

According to the study, 76 per cent of Del...