Radhakrishnan Kuttoor

PATHANAMTHITTA: Sabarimala is in the grip of acute water scarcity, making life miserable for the 1,000 people living there.

Two weeks ago, the Kunnar dam, the lone water source about 8 km from the holy hillock in the dense forests, turned dry. In the foothills, the Pampa went dry, affecting water supply through pipelines at Pampa.

Melbourne,

Jamshedpur, Feb. 24: The forest department has given itself another 24 hours to contain the blaze that broke at the Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary on Sunday, apparently due to a devotees

IMPHAL, Feb 24

Scores of people fled their homes in southern Australia on Monday fearing that rising temperatures and strong winds could fan blazes burning in forests into unstoppable firestorms.

Udhagamandalam: Despite the best possible efforts to contain bush fires in several parts of the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, fresh fires which are breaking out are posing a major challenge to wildlife officials. The fires are keeping the officials on their toes.

BY ROD MCGUIRK
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA

Australian officials said on Friday that they want to fast-track rules making cigarettes less likely to ignite fires as part of the government

IAN SAMPLE

Tropical forests may dry out and become vulnerable to devastating wildfires as global warming accelerates over the coming decades, a senior scientist has warned.