I have been travelling to mountains (mainly in Uttarakhand and little in Himachal Pradesh) since last 25 years. Born and brought up in Delhi, I had seen summers (April- June) extremely hot, monsoons humid (July-August) and winters (December-January) extremely cold. 

India has the world’s largest food-based social protection programme that provides subsidized rations to over 800 million people every month to ensure the food security of economically marginalized households. Despite that, India’s global ranking on the global hunger index is a concern.