E-PaperUttarakhand Fire News
Forest fires completely under control in Uttarakhand: official
Executive director of the disaster mitigation centre Piyush Rautela says rain across Uttarakhand for the past few days has helped in firefighting
2 min read5 May 2016The forest fires beyond Uttarakhand
In the last five years, 12 states have seen more forest fires than Uttarakhand. A data interactive of 102,527 forest fires by time and location
1 min read6 May 2016Rain spell brings relief as Uttarakhand fire death toll reaches 7
Meteorological department says almost all the districts in Uttarakhand as well as in the plains have received rains in varying degrees
1 min read4 May 2016Understanding the Uttarakhand forest fire. Watch video...
This year has seen a jump, with at least 20,667 fires already reported as on 21 April
3 May 2016Uttarakhand forest fires under control: Prakash Javadekar
Union environment minister Prakash Javadekar says the number of places affected by fire reduced to 60 from 1,200 on Sunday
1 min read3 May 2016Forest fires for dummies
Armchair commentators skirt issues of climate change, natural resource management
2 min read2 May 2016Understanding the Uttarakhand forest fire
This year has seen a jump, with at least 20,667 fires already reported as on 21 April
4 min read2 May 2016Over 6,000 personnel deployed to douse Uttarakhand forest fire
3 NDRF companies, along with the State Disaster Response Force and the Indian Air Force are working to put out the fire
2 min read2 May 2016Popular Topics
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