Union Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Bhupender Yadav chaired a review meeting at Forest Survey of India, Dehradun today, to review the management and mitigation of forest fires across the country.
South Korea's military fired warning shots after several North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the border on June 18, the third such incident this month.
Additionally, South Korean military officials said that several North Korean soldiers had been injured or killed in recent landmine explosions near the border, though the exact timing of these incidents was not specified.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday held a meeting with the officials regarding drinking water, electricity supply and forest fire in Nainital.
For the successful implementation of the Water Conservation and Tree Plantation Campaign, 2024, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami directed officials to work for water conservation and storage.
The authorities in Pakistan are finding it tough to control the forest fire as a severe heatwave has gripped the nation. Authorities on Sunday doused another forest fire that erupted on Margalla Hills part located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to Geo News.
She also mentioned that people smoking cigarettes and throwing their buds in the forest area, which gets dry during summers is also one of the factors in increasing forest fires.
A severe dry spell and soaring temperatures have sparked a series of forest fires in the Chingus Block and various other forest areas in the Nowshera Sub-Division of Rajouri District of Jammu and Kashmir.
This follows a day after Pyongyang sent hundreds of large thrash and manure filled balloons into South Korea and days after a military spy satellite rocket launch by Pyongyang did not succeed. The South Korean military also said today that it has detected attempts by North Korea to jam GP
Speaking about the forest fires in the state, PK Rana, Additional Principal Conservator, Forest Management Department in the state said, "1033 forest fire incidents have been reported this year till date in Himachal Pradesh. We have been able to control most of the fire incidents. There a