Summer has always arrived in India with a promise of leisure, and unrelenting calidity: holidays, grandparents’ home, cousins and friends, of soulful food and the sweet smell of mangoes always lingering in the air. This year, that memory feels strained at the edges.
Reports in The Hindu have pointed to one of the harshest summers India has faced in recent years, with prolonged heatwaves sweeping across states and temperatures ranging from 35°C to 45°C breaching seasonal norms. In several key mango-growing regions, this has meant stressed trees, disrupted flowering cycles, and a visible dent in yield. Farmers have spoken of delayed harvests, irregular flowering, smaller fruit, and the constant gamble of sudden heat spikes.
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