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The climate crisis could means India’s economy may literally overheat—let’s secure the workforce

Mint · last updated

Viksit Bharat is not a distant ambition; it is an active economic sprint being run on a worsening track. As record-breaking heat domes breach 48° Celsius, the Indian economy is at risk. Productivity could evaporate as people labour under a ‘metabolism tax,’ a levy that no administration can cut but weighs GDP growth down.