Mizoram: Forest fires raging for nearly 40 hours in two districts, no casualty reported so far

The Air Force has deployed two helicopters to douse the fire.

Scroll Staff

· Apr 26, 2021 · 12:53 pm

In India and Nepal, forest fires across the Himalayas are threatening lives and biodiversity

With the mountainous region facing the worst-in-a-decade wildfires, a thick blanket of smoke has covered Kathmandu.

The Third Pole

· Apr 24, 2021 · 09:30 pm

Uttarakhand: Forest fires rage in 40 places across four districts, Centre orders NDRF deployment

Twelve thousand forest workers have been deployed to douse the flames, Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat said after a meeting with officials.

Scroll Staff

· Apr 04, 2021 · 05:04 pm

Odisha: Two persons arrested for setting fire in forest near Similipal National Park

One person was burnt alive in the fire on Sunday.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 23, 2021 · 09:17 am

Similipal fires: Who should manage the national park – Adivasis or the forest department?

Data suggests that the areas where locals have forest rights are the least damaged by wildfire.

Pragati Prava

· Mar 17, 2021 · 01:30 pm

In Photos: Fire in Odisha’s Simlipal Biosphere Reserve has put Mankidia Adivasis in jeopardy

While the authorities blame the ‘unsustainable’ collection of mahua flowers and poaching for the blaze, this is disputed by the local community.

Abhijit Mohanty

· Mar 11, 2021 · 11:30 am

Simlipal forest fire raging for 10 days in Odisha contained, CM claims no damage to big trees

Conservationists working in Similipal said that several orchids and medicinal plants may have been burnt by the fire.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 05, 2021 · 11:03 pm

This is why smoke-covered San Francisco looked straight out of a sci-fi film

There is a reason why filmmakers douse their movies in orange to heighten certain emotions.

Johndan Johnson-Eilola, The Conversation

· Sep 21, 2020 · 11:30 pm

‘Not natural’: Why is Kerala seeing more forest fires this year?

Nearly 1,000 hectares of forestland have been reduced to ashes, according to environmentalists.

Haritha John

· May 12, 2019 · 09:30 pm

India’s understanding of forest fires has been skewed by colonial-era policy

Savannas in peninsular India have been misclassified as dry deciduous forests, which is doing more harm than good.

Priyanka Hari Haran

· Mar 18, 2019 · 09:30 pm

Huge blaze in Bandipur tiger reserve was result of bad fire-management policies, say researchers

Forest scientists have long been advocating the use of controlled burns in winter months to clear forests of flammable undergrowth.

Nayantara Narayanan

· Mar 08, 2019 · 08:00 am

Karnataka: Two people arrested for allegedly setting fire to forest at Bandipur Tiger Reserve

A forest officer said the villagers had lit the fire to stop tigers from entering their village.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 04, 2019 · 11:30 am