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Blazes, illegal mining spark fresh concerns for Aravallis in Gurugram-Faridabad
Environmentalists met Haryana forest minister Rao Narbir Singh on Sunday and apprised him of the situation
Published on Apr 29, 2025 06:14 AM IST
Forest fires ravage Aravallis on Earth Day, allege activists
Activists and locals alike denounced what they perceived as a systemic failure in managing both solid waste and recurring forest fires
Published on Apr 24, 2025 06:48 AM IST
Leena Dhankhar, Gurugram
Gurugram: 3rd Bandhwari fire in April spark concerns of foul play
A third fire near Bandhwari landfill raises suspicions of deliberate forest clearing, prompting calls for investigation into MCG's waste management practices.
Published on Apr 22, 2025 08:40 AM IST
Leena Dhankhar, Gurugram
Himachal: Rain keeping forest fires low this season, says chief conservator
Himachal typically records between 1,500 to 2,000 forest fire incidents annually during the fire season, which runs from April 15 to July 15 or until the monsoon sets in
Published on Apr 21, 2025 10:57 PM IST
Shailee Dogra, Shimla
Germany sees 'worrying' record dry spell in early 2025
Germany sees 'worrying' record dry spell in early 2025
Updated on Apr 16, 2025 10:42 PM IST
AFP |
44.15% of Goa’s forest cover ‘very highly susceptible’ to fires: Study
The study published in the Journal of Environmental Management in March concluded that open and moderately dense forests were highly susceptible to forest fires
Updated on Apr 14, 2025 02:28 PM IST
Gerard de Souza
Forest fires affected one-ninth of Phawngpui National Park in Mizoram: Official
The forest fires had broke out at a slash-and-burn (jhum) cultivation in the Archhuang village area on March 11, 2025, and spread into the park’s forest zones
Published on Apr 10, 2025 07:15 PM IST
Sangzuala Hmar
Kashmir forest dept on alert after 30 fires last month
Officials have primarily pinned the blame on tribals and people living in forested areas; with many blazes reported in areas with high moisture, officials suspect the incidents were ‘deliberate’
Published on Apr 06, 2025 05:38 AM IST
Mir Ehsan, Srinagar
South Korea declares emergency as wildfires claim four lives, displace thousands
South Korea has declared a state of disaster as several forest fires ravage the country for the third day in a row
Published on Mar 23, 2025 10:48 AM IST
Bloomberg |
Fire dept. registers 323 cases of forest fires since January 2025
Pune's fire department recorded 323 forest fires this year, with 141 in February alone, worsened by high temperatures and neglected private land.
Published on Mar 22, 2025 07:04 AM IST
Ecostani: Link between rise in wildfires and atmospheric convection
In the long term, wildfires interrupt terrestrial carbon uptake, potentially accelerating anthropogenic global warming.
Updated on Feb 24, 2025 03:26 PM IST
Two arrested in three separate cases involving forest fire and wildlife trafficking
In the first case, forest officials spotted two suspicious-looking tempos while patrolling near Newale Vasti, Ravet, Pimpri-Chinchwad, at around 10 pm on January 8
Published on Feb 12, 2025 06:26 AM IST
Rise in forest fires in J&K amid prolonged dry spell
In the past two months, over two dozen forest fire incidents were reported in different parts of J&K. Top forest officials acknowledged that less precipitation in the forests could trigger more forest fires in the coming weeks
Published on Feb 06, 2025 05:12 AM IST
Mir Ehsan, Srinagar
Argentina wildfire: One dead, 800 evacuated in El Bolson
A man died and over 800 were evacuated due to forest fires in El Bolson, Argentina, which have destroyed around 3,000 hectares
Published on Feb 03, 2025 12:14 PM IST
AFP |
Burning green: Health costs of landscape fires
The cascading effects of forest fires and stubble burning on human health and environment are severe
Published on Dec 13, 2024 10:33 PM IST
K Srinath Reddy
The warning in landscape fires
The high mortality due to air pollution can be reduced if the State is willing to be proactive in its mitigation efforts
Published on Nov 28, 2024 08:06 PM IST
HT Editorial
Colombia battles fires as drought fuels Latin American flames
Colombia battles fires as drought fuels Latin American flames
Published on Sep 23, 2024 01:10 AM IST
AFP |
California firefighter arrested, accused of starting forest fires
Robert Hernandez, 38, has been accused of ‘firefighter arson’ for allegedly setting fire to five years during an already bad year for wildfires.
Published on Sep 21, 2024 04:18 PM IST
Forest fires in Turkey under control: minister
Forest fires in Turkey under control: minister
Published on Aug 18, 2024 05:00 PM IST
AFP |
Forest dept seeks ₹100 cr to curb fires
As per the official figures, with more than 5,300 fires, Maharashtra lost more than 130 sq km of forest area to ground fires in 2023, causing a financial loss of nearly ₹30 lakh
Updated on Jul 23, 2024 05:10 AM IST
Forest fires vs shrubs: Archaic tools, no training exacerbate Uttarakhand crisis
For the past two months, as the temperature has soared, the mountains in Uttarakhand have been on fire, spirals of smoke visible in the day.
Updated on Jun 21, 2024 12:28 AM IST
Greece and Turkey travel alert: Summer wildfires plague Athens, Turkey villages
Travelling to Athens? Watch out as Greece and Turkey battle summer wildfires; evacuations ordered, arson suspected
Published on Jun 20, 2024 09:42 AM IST
AP | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Athens, Greece
Uttarakhand: IAF chopper pressed into service to douse forest fire in Almora
Four Uttarakhand forest department personnel were killed and four others injured while trying to control a forest fire in the Binsar wildlife sanctuary area on Thursday
Published on Jun 14, 2024 04:40 PM IST
Cabinet secretary chairs meet to tackle forest fires, heatwave
HT reported on May 1 that temperatures in eastern and peninsular India have smashed records this April, exposing people to extreme humid heat for weeks
Updated on Jun 08, 2024 01:15 PM IST
Jayashree Nandi
NDRF, U'khand forest dept teams work overnight to stop fire in Varunavat hills
This came as the state continues to grapple with instances of forest fires, which has been the deadliest this year since 2021, when eight people died.
Updated on May 31, 2024 02:48 AM IST
Prawesh Lama, New Delhi
Forest fires resurface in the hills amid dry spell, soaring mercury
In the last 7 days, Himachal Pradesh has reported 1,343 forest fires, followed by 540 in Uttarakhand and 452 in J&K, according to Forest Survey of India data.
Updated on May 31, 2024 04:26 AM IST
Forgotten fires claim 627 hectares of forest land in Himachal
The figure for forest land destroyed in Himachal 2024-25 till May has already neared the 2023-24 tally
Published on May 27, 2024 01:07 PM IST
Gaurav Bisht, Shimla
Uttarakhand govt’s efforts to curb forest fires ‘lackadaisical’: SC
The Supreme Court summoned the state’s chief secretary to appear before it on Friday and explain lapses in utilising funds, large vacancies in forest department posts, lack of firefighting equipment and deployment of forest officials and vehicles on poll duty and the Char Dham yatra, despite exemptions
Updated on May 16, 2024 08:32 AM IST
Abraham Thomas
In bird flight patterns, signs of looming disaster
Climate crisis is resetting the bird migration compass and calendar, with untold consequences for biodiversity
Published on May 13, 2024 12:38 AM IST
Uttarakhand forest fires: 5 people dead, 1,300 hectares affected, says official
Uttarakhand forest fires: So far 388 cases have been registered in connection with the fires and 60 cases have been named.
Published on May 09, 2024 10:55 AM IST