Forest Fires

Sweden faces 'extreme' fire risk in coming days

Sweden is facing an "extreme" risk of more wildfires in coming days because of hot and dry weather, authorities warned Monday, as dozens of fires raged across the Scandinavian country.

Publication Date:

24/07/2018

Source: PHYS

Tags:

Forests, Forest Fires, Sweden, Europe

Forests

Greek wildfire kills at least 20 near Athens, residents flee homes

At least 20 people died and more than 100 were injured on Monday as a wildfire swept through a small resort town in eastern Greece with many victims trapped by flames as they fled.

Publication Date:

24/07/2018

Source: Reuters

Tags:

Forests, Forest Fires, Greece, European Union (EU), Heat Waves

Forests

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Forest Fires, 20/07/2018

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Forest Fires, 20/07/2018. The details of forest fire alerts issued to all State/ Union Territory Forest Departments during the last three years is given in Annexure-I. The details of fund released to State/UT Governments for various forest protection measures including forest fire prevention and management under the erstwhile Intensification of Forest Management Scheme (IFMS) and the ongoing Forest Fire Prevention and Management (FPM) during the last three years is given in Annexure-II.

Publication Date:

Friday, July 20, 2018

Source: Lok Sabha

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Tags:

Forest Fires, Statistics, India, Parliament

Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding large scale unchecked damage to the environment on account of forest fires specially in the States of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, 17/07/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajiv Dutta Vs Union of India & Others dated 17/07/2018 regarding large scale unchecked damage to the environment on account of forest fires specially in the States of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.

Judgement Date:

17/07/2018

Tags:

Forest Fires, Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Himachal Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)

Natural Disasters

Drought creates a perfect storm for wildfires in U.S. West

Bigger and more "explosive" wildfires are raging across the U.S.

Publication Date:

13/07/2018

Source: Thompson Reuters Foundation (TRUST)

Tags:

Natural Disasters, Droughts, Storms, Forest Fires, United States Of America (US)

Air Pollution

Breathe India: an action plan for combating air pollution

Niti Aayog has proposed 15-point action plan for combating air pollution in ten most polluted cities in the country, including Delhi, Kanpur and Varanasi. The draft action plan titled 'Breathe India' includes encouraging electric vehicles, phasing out private diesel vehicle and development of crop residue utilisation policy.

Publication Date:

11/07/2018

Source: NITI Aayog

Tags:

Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, India, Industrial Pollution, Waste Management, Crop Residues, Emissions Trading, Forest Fires, Air Quality Monitoring, Thermal Power Plants, Indoor Air Pollution

Forests

To curb forest fires, Uttarakhand to replenish 67 ‘drying’ natural springs

DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand will replenish 67 natural springs in 30 locations which are drastically drying up.

Publication Date:

20/06/2018

Source: Times Of India (Dehradun)

Tags:

Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand), Forest Fires, UNDP, Groundwater, Forests

Natural Disasters

UNESCO strengthens resilience of communities to withstand natural hazards

Earthquakes, floods, wildfires and other natural hazards can have disastrous effects, causing massive losses and damages all over the world.

Publication Date:

14/06/2018

Tags:

Natural Disasters, Earthquakes, Floods, Disaster Management, Forest Fires, UNESCO

Forests

Forest fires singe Himachal, claim four lives

SHIMLA/DHARAMSHALA: Major fires reported in large areas of the state have claimed four lives so far, including of deputy ranger Ashok Kumar, while six people were injured in fire-fighting operation

Publication Date:

01/06/2018

Source: Times Of India (Shimla)

Tags:

Himachal Pradesh, Forest Fires, Solan (D), Chamba (D), Shimla (D), Compensation, Forests

Forests