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Uttarakhand forest fires claim fourth life, disrupt helicopter service and flight arrivalsRaging wildfires in Uttarakhand have claimed the life of a 28-year-old woman and disrupted essential services. The fires have forced pilgri...- In pics: Uttarakhand battles multiple forest fires, IAF deployedA forest fire has been sweeping through the dense foliage in the mountains surrounding Nainital since late last week
- Nainital forest fires: 8 fresh forest fires in 24 hours, IAF assists in firefighting for 2nd dayThe forest fires are gradually being controlled with the flames already doused in many areas. The fires in Marora and Khanana civil areas i...
- Massive forest fire rages in Nainital, IAF deploys MI-17 choppers in ongoing dousing opsAccording to officials, the IAF choppers are lifting water from the nearby Bhimtal Lake in Nainital and spraying it in the area to contain ...
- Nainital forest fire: Uttarakhand CM says Army called in to extinguish blazeForest fires in Nainital continue for over 36 hours, posing a substantial challenge. Indian Army and Air Force helicopters assist in contro...
- High levels of black carbon & Ozone due to forest fires turn Uttarakhand’s air lethalBy Friday, black carbon levels had gone from about 1,000-2,000 microgram per cubic metre last month, before the fires started, to 10,000-12...
- Try artificial rain to douse wildfires: Court to UttarakhandThe court also directed the government to provide budget to NDRF and SDRF and deploy them as well as helicopters to overcome the fires. The...
- Uttarakhand government, Indian Institute of Petroleum to sign MoU for making bio fuel soonChief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said the government also aims to control forest fires during summer with the help of this particular i...
- Three new varieties of butterflies discovered in UttarakhandWith the discovery in Uttarakhand recently, the total number of varieties of butterflies found in the hill state is 453. Of the three new v...
- Rain spell brings relief to blazing forest fires in UttarakhandLight to moderate rains hit the higher reaches of the mountains in the evening yesterday and swept the plains overnight.
- Burning fires singe Uttarakhand tourismLarge stretches of forests across the state being ablaze has led some worried travellers to cancel or delay their vacation in hill stations...
- Uttarakhand forest fires could melt glaciers faster, say expertsAccording to experts, 'black carbon' from smog and ash is covering the glaciers, thereby making them prone to melting.
- Rajnath Singh reviews forest fire situation in UttarakhandThe Home Ministry has already sent several teams of National Disaster Response Force to help the state government to douse the fire.
- Uttarakhand fire: IAF undertakes water sprinkling operationsThe chopper has collected water from Shrinagar dam but will make a sortie over areas where fires are active only when visibility improves, ...
- Uttarakhand fire: Indian Air Force undertakes water sprinkling operationsThe chopper, which has the capacity of carrying 3000 litres of water, is collecting water from Bhimtal lake and making sorties of Almakhan
- Army, IAF called in to fight Uttarakhand forest firesArmy units equipped with water bowsers will remain ready to tackle fires in Nainital, Almora, Pauri, Tehri and Rudraprayag districts.
- Birds of Kumaon: A trip to Pangot for the bird-lover in youET-Panache Travel’s young reader Rohan Arora from Delhi shares his bird photography pictures during their family vacation in Pangot.
- Uttarakhand Forest Department to take steps to prevent forest fire during summer seasonDuring this season, four cases of forest fires in reserved forests and two in civil soyam forests have been reported.
- Forest fires rage in Uttarakhand, eight heldForest fires have hit the famous Jim Corbett and Rajaji national parks and several other areas of Uttarakhand where eight persons have been...
- Uttarakhand forests face firestorm every summerEvery summer, forests of Uttarakhand face a danger that threatens to destroy their ecosystem and biological diversity -- fire.
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