NHRC, India asks 21 states and NCT-Delhi to take advance action to protect the lives of the vulnerable population from heat waves

• NHRC, a statutory body under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, has issued a suo motu advisory to 21 states + NCT-Delhi to take advance action shielding vulnerable groups from heatwave mortality.
• Invokes NDMA heat-wave guidelines and state-level SOPs; demands Action Taken Reports (ATRs) — illustrates NHRC's quasi-judicial advisory role under Article 21 (Right to Life).
• UPSC relevance: intersection of Disaster Management (GS-III), statutory bodies (GS-II), and vulnerable population welfare (GS-I/II).