Uttarakhand forest fire LIVE: 1500 villages under threat, govt issues alert
Over 1500 villages on Sunday were under threat from the raging forest fires in Uttarakhand, prompting the centre to deploy three teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to bring the inferno under control.
Apr 30, 2016, 19:10 PM IST
Forest fires threaten to wipe out 1,500 villages in Uttarakhand, NDRF, IAF step in to mitigate crisis, govt issues alert
On Saturday, Indian Air Force has also deployed an 11-member team equipped with a Mi-17 helicopter to control the blaze. This comes after the state government sought its help.
Apr 30, 2016, 17:27 PM IST
Indonesia to take action over forest fires
The Indonesian government has initiated legal action against companies allegedly involved in causing forest fires in the country that have resulted in a haze enveloping Singapore and Malaysia, police said on Tuesday.
Sep 15, 2015, 23:20 PM IST
