forest fire

IAF Mi-17V5 helicopters drop 12,000 litres of water to fight massive forest fire in Arunachal’s Lohit Valley: WATCH

January 31, 2026 6:26 pm

The firefighting sorties were carried out at an altitude of around 9,500 feet, where thin air and rugged geography make flying far more challenging than operations in the plains.

Fire burning in southwestern Japan damages 170 homes, forces evacuations

November 19, 2025 11:40 am

The fire started during strong winds Tuesday evening near a fishing port in the city of Oita and spread to a forest. Oita is on the southern main island of Kyushu.

South Korea hit with multiple forest fires, two firefighters dead, over 200 evacuated

March 22, 2025 4:29 pm

Acting President Choi Sang-mok urged all-out efforts to extinguish the fire before sunset as wildfires were spreading rapidly due to strong winds.

Express view on California fires: Failure to extinguish

January 16, 2025 7:11 am

Effective local governance holds the key to mitigating the climate crisis – in most parts of the world, including India

Wildfires rage out of control near Los Angeles, killing at least 5

January 09, 2025 7:40 am

Thousands of firefighters are battling at least four separate blazes – Eaton, Palisades, Hurst and Woodley – in the metropolitan area of the Los Angeles area.

Uttarakhand forest fires: Why villagers don’t help the state in risk management

July 01, 2024 10:21 pm

The forest department has, in local expertise, a valuable asset. They must harness it even if to do so they have to reintroduce an incentive scheme.

Pakistan battles forest fires amidst heat wave

May 31, 2024 5:50 pm

Parts of Pakistan have seen temperatures as high as 52.2 degrees centigrade (126 F) over the last week with South Asia sweltering in a hotter summer this year - a trend scientists say has been worsened by human-driven climate change.

Supreme Court: Precious forests should be saved from hazards of fire

May 18, 2024 7:38 am

On Friday, SG Mehta said that the total vacancies of field staff as on July 1 2023, was 1,709 and that 1,252 frontline field staff were appointed in the last one year.

Elderly woman dies in Uttarakhand's raging forest fire, rains expected from May 7

May 06, 2024 11:10 pm

In Thapli village on Saturday, Savitri Devi noticed a forest fire reaching her farm. She went to collect grass bundles kept there but got caught in the blaze, the District Disaster Management Center said.

What is a Bambi Bucket, being used by an IAF helicopter to fight Nainital forest fires?

April 28, 2024 8:48 pm

Bambi Bucket is a specialised aerial firefighting tool which has been in use since the 1980s.

Forest fires, most man-made, ravage Uttarakhand; IAF joins ops

April 29, 2024 7:41 pm

Uttarakhand has recorded at least 202 forest fire incidents since April 21, the second highest number after Odisha, which reported 221 incidents.

Smoke engulfs Shimla as fire breaks out in Tutikandi forest

May 01, 2022 8:22 pm

Kids from a child care institution, located in a nearby area, take shelter in safe area after smoke envelopes the campus.

Forest fires in Himachal, Uttarakhand show signs of abating

May 03, 2016 2:30 pm

Wildfires are an annual occurrence in Uttarakhand, though they have been bigger and more widespread this year

Forest Fire Breaks Out In Doda District Of J&K

June 07, 2016 6:24 pm

Yet Another Forest Fire Rages In Rajouri

June 02, 2016 5:09 pm