Navi Mumbai: Two major forest fires were reported in Kharghar and Belapur, ironically within 48 hours of the Earth Day celebrations.

Maharashtra's own valley of flowers, the UNESCO world natural heritage site at Kaas in Satara district now faces a new threat — vandals.

The National Green Tribunal has directed the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change to finalise the National Policy on Forest Fire within two weeks, after noting that forest fires gene

With less 33 per cent forest cover, Jammu and Kashmir does not figure among the top 15 green states in India.

An inaccessible fire on the upper slopes of Table Mountain near Kirstenbosch, has forced firefighters to abandon their fire trucks and hike up the mountain instead.

NAINITAL: With the onset of summer, and the threat of forest fires looming large, the state government has allocated Rs 1.5 crore to 3700 van panchayats (bodies of villagers residing near forests)

MADURAI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought status report from the State government on the causes and the action taken in the Kurangani fire mishap that claimed 23 lives.

Balangir: A fire has been ravaging forests in Boudh for the past three days.