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Hundreds of vehicles stranded due to massive landslide in Poonch district; BRO restores NH-144 after 5-hour haltThe BRO teams confirmed that after a 5-hour operation, the road was cleared and opened for general traffic, allowing the stranded vehicles ...
Severe forest fire spreads across Himachal, IAF deploys helicopters to control flames in Solan and Kasauli, watch videoForest fires rage in Himachal Pradesh's Solan and Kasauli regions amid extreme heat. Flames engulf Kasauli and nearby villages, spreading r...
Amit Shah pushes early warning systems for high-risk Himalayan lakesUnion Home Minister Amit Shah reviewed the nation's readiness for floods and heat waves. He emphasized developing early warning systems for...
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Himachal suffered losses of Rs 46,000 crore due to natural calamities in 4 years: ReportOver the past four years, Himachal Pradesh has faced staggering losses of ₹46,000 crore attributed to the escalating impacts of climate cha...
Centre approves 3,027 crores for disaster mitigation projects across statesA High-Level Committee led by Home Minister Amit Shah has sanctioned Rs 3,027.86 crore for disaster mitigation in several states. This fund...
Himachal Pradesh: Fire breaks out at Solan forest, fire tenders at spotA fire broke out in the forests of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. Forest officials, fire tenders, and villagers are struggling to control the fir...
Himachal Pradesh: Massive fire breaks out in Patlikuhal forest area of KulluIn a devastating incident, a massive fire erupted in the Patlikuhal forest area of Kullu, causing extensive destruction to forest wealth es...
Forest cover has risen by over 5,000 sq. km; confident to meet Paris goals: JavadekarReleasing the India State of Forest Report 2019, Javadekar said there was an increase of 42.6 million tonnes in the country's carbon stock ...
Centre gives over Rs 47,000 cr to 27 states for green activitiesOdisha, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh got the maximum share of the fund.
Over 28,000 incidents of forest fire since January this year: Environment Minister Prakash JavadekarResponding to a query, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand suffered losses to the tune of Rs...
Forest fires highest in five years in Himalayan foothills- A university helps conserve mountain economies facing climate brunt
Solan, Feb 23 (IANS) A research-based university near here in Himachal Pradesh is working for mountain people and its fragile biodiversity ...
NGT directs Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh to submit guidelines on forest fireNGT also asked both the state governments to inform it about the total number of forest fires till date starting from 2016.
Misinterpretation of SC order leaves forests vulnerable to fires during summer
Forest fires: NGT seeks Uttarakhand reply on plea for CBI inquiryThe petition alleged that a "nexus of timber mafia, some greedy villagers and officials" was suspected to be behind the fire incidents whic...
Forest fires: NGT issues show cause notices to Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh"What have you (MoEF) done regarding the fire? It shocks us. Everybody is taking it so casually," the bench said.
Nearly 378 forest fire broke out due to rise in temperatureSatellite links have been provided and alerts are sent to concerned forest guards and other forest officials about fire incidents within th...
Forest fires could melt glaciers faster: ReportBlack carbon generated from forest fires could be leading to faster melting of Himalayan glaciers and affect flow of snow-fed rivers, warns...
- Rains bring down forest fires in Himachal Pradesh
Rain showers in Himachal Pradesh have not only brought the rising mercury down bringing relief from scorching heat, but has also helped in ...