Forest Fire
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Battery car services for 'Vaishno Devi yatra' halted today due to forest fire
India | May 18, 2022 11:20 ISTFire broke out near Sanji Chhat helipad, in the forest area of Trikuta mountain on Sunday, in view of which the Shrine Board authorities had decided to suspend Helicopter services on Monday.
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Forest fires flare up in Uttarakhand, more than 200 hectares of land destroyed
India | April 26, 2022 10:13 ISTAt least 117 fresh forest fire incidents have been reported with the Garhwal region accounting for 32 of them, the Kumaon region 75 and wildlife areas 10.
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Forest fire reaches boys hostel of medical college in Uttarakhand's Srinagar
India | April 19, 2022 23:28 ISTThe forest fire reached the boys hostel of Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Government Institute Of Medical Science and Research.
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Andhra Pradesh: Massive fire breaks out in forest region of Tirumala, later doused off
India | April 13, 2022 18:01 ISTThe fire broke out in the Tirumala forest area in the afternoon of Tuesday around 2:30 pm. Fires spread rapidly in the forest area near the Elephant Arch on First Ghat Road.
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Wildfire UPDATE: New round of winds fuel fury of Northern California
World | August 22, 2021 13:01 ISTThe Caldor Fire in the northern Sierra Nevada already destroyed dozens of homes, and authorities on Friday closed down a 46-mile (74-km) stretch of Interstate 50, the main route between the state capital of Sacramento and Lake Tahoe on the Nevada state line.
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Person suspected of starting forest fires in Turkey arrested
World | August 01, 2021 7:00 ISTWildfires continued to cause devastation in Turkey as the President declared the affected regions "disaster areas."
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California's largest fire burns homes as blazes scorch West
World | July 26, 2021 7:41 ISTThe massive Dixie Fire, which started July 14, had already leveled over a dozen houses and other structures when it combined with the Fly Fire and tore through the tiny Northern California community of Indian Falls after dark Saturday.
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Dangerous conditions complicate wildfire fight in western US
World | July 19, 2021 19:53 ISTErratic winds and dry lightning added to the dangers for crews battling the nation’s largest wildfire on Monday in parched Oregon forests, just one of the dozens burning across several Western states.
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Forest fires flare up in Uttarakhand, Centre rushes NDRF teams, helicopters: What we know so far
India | April 04, 2021 18:34 ISTAt least 40 active incidents of forest fire have been reported in Uttarakhand, following which the Centre rushed NDRF teams and helicopters for assistance.
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Large-scale tree plantation can prevent forest fires
Science | March 09, 2021 16:17 ISTThere is an urgent need to address the climate crisis being exacerbated by human disregard for ecologically sensitive regions.
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'No massive forest fires in Uttarakhand': Forest Department busts fake news on social media
India | May 27, 2020 19:59 ISTThe Forest Department officials in Uttarakhand on Wednesday took to social media to clarify that no major forest fires were raging in the state's forests, after old pictures of bushfires went viral on social media
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Save the Himalayas trends as people report forest fire in Uttarakhand
India | May 27, 2020 21:43 ISTWith rise in mercury levels, Uttarakhand's forest fire has now reached at its peak. For the past four days, the state has been burning up as wildfires break out in different regions.
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19 people killed in forest fire in China
World | March 31, 2020 10:15 ISTAt least 19 people, including 18 firefighters, were killed while battling a forest fire in southwest China's Sichuan Province, state-run media reported on Tuesday.
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Massive forest fire breaks out in Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh
India | February 19, 2020 9:55 ISTA forest fire broke out in Chaura area of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday. Forest officials monitoring situation.
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Amazon Rainforest Fire: Disha Patani, Anushka Sharma and other Bollywood celebs share concern on social media
Celebrities | August 22, 2019 14:21 ISTBollywood celebrities like Dia Mirza, Disha Patani, Arjun Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, etc took to their respective social media handles to share concern about the disastrous Amazon Rainforest fire in Brazil.
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Forest fire a serious issue, pray for rain: SC
India | June 18, 2019 18:41 ISTThe Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear on June 24 a plea seeking urgent steps to protect forests, wildlife, and birds from wildfires in Uttarakhand.
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Underground fire in UP forest triggers panic
India | June 15, 2019 12:42 ISTSmoke was seen gushing out through the cracks in the ground and at some places land had turned into embers, said residents of Bela Pahara and Muda.
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NGT voiced concerns over recurring fire in the hill states
India | June 11, 2018 19:01 ISTA bench headed by acting NGT Chairperson Jawad Rahim impleaded the Ministry of Environment and Forests as well as the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Sikkim, Jammu and Kashmir and West Bengal in the case.
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Himachal Forest Fire: Deputy ranger among five killed today, toll reaches seven
India | May 29, 2018 23:45 ISTDespite the gruesome loss of life, reports claim that the government is yet to swing into action to douse the forest fire.
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Fire continues to rage in Uttarakhand, monkeys attack foreign tourists at Taj Mahal
Hakikat Kya Hai | May 25, 2018 21:11 ISTHaqikat Kya Hai: Fire continues to rage in Uttarakhand, Monkeys attack foreign tourists at Taj Mahal
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