forest fire

300 fire alerts in a day; Pauri among worst hit

‘258Ha Gutted This Summer Season’

Indian Air Force helicopters are battling a major forest fire in Himachal Pradesh's Kasauli. Mi-17 and Chinook choppers are dousing flames in inaccessible areas, even ferrying water from Sukhna Lake. Thick smoke billowed from the scenic town's forests, including orchards and oak trees, as authorities continue efforts to control the blaze.

School Partially Gutted & Apple Orchards Damaged In Chakrata

In the past decade, Nagaland has seen a staggering loss of roughly 800 square kilometers of forest cover, as reported by the chairman of the State Biodiversity Board. He passionately called upon local communities, who possess the majority of land, to step up in safeguarding the state's vibrant biodiversity.

A remarkable discovery in Barnham, Suffolk, reveals that early humans made fire 400,000 years ago. This finding pushes back the timeline for controlled ignition by hundreds of millennia. Scientists uncovered iron pyrites and flint, proving intentional fire-making. This changes our understanding of ancestral intelligence and planning. The site offers tangible evidence of early human innovation.