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Goa forest fires: IAF's Mi-17 chopper dispenses over 25,000 litres of wate
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Earlier on March 9, the IAF deployed one Mi-17 helicopter for fighting raging forest fires in Goa, using Bambi Buckets.
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IAF dispenses over 25000 ltrs of water to contain Goa forest fire
Updated : 3 years ago IST
So far, 47000 litres of water have been dispensed by the IAF over the afflicted area, said officials.
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Goa forest fires: Defence Ministry to send helicopters, Rane thanks PM Mod
Updated : 3 years ago IST
"Received an intimation from the Honourable Prime Minister's office that the Defence Ministry would provide full support and the office of the Honourable Prime minister will monitor the situation (of forest fires) closely," said Rane.
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Goa forest fires: No major losses to flora, fauna diversity; says ministry
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The impacted areas have been divided into sectors and duties have been assigned to DCF and ACF level officers to immediately attend to the fires, for intensive management of forest fires in close coordination with line departments. More than 750 people are on the field to attend to the fire
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Indian Air Force deploys MI 17 chopper to fight forest fires in Goa
Updated : 3 years ago IST
"Today's operations have seen this helicopter flying multiple missions dispensing almost 22,000 litres of water to fight the fire," read the official release.
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Indian Navy helicopters engaged in dousing Goa forest fire
Updated : 3 years ago IST
In a bid to douse the forest fire, raging for the last five days, Helicopters of the Indian Navy on Wednesday conducted sorties over the Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary.
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JDS slams BJP govt over forest fires in Karnataka, claims 'delay' in fund
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The Janata Dal Secular on Wednesday targeted the BJP's 'double-engine government' in Karnataka and at Centre over forest fires in the state owing to dry spells, saying that the failure of the Basavaraj Bommai government inflicted huge losses on the state.
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NDRF forming special teams to handle forest fires in India, training to be
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is forming three special teams to handle incidents of forest fires across the country and the training of these teams will start from February 6 this year.
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Rise in forest fires is a permanence risk for global carbon markets
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 17 (ANI/PRNewswire): Climate Connect Digital (CCD) has released a white paper quantifying the permanence risk posed by increasingly intense forest fires across the Indian subcontinent. This will potentially have a significant impact on nature-based carbon projects
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Study: Prescribed forest fire lowers tick population, pathogen transmissio
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
For a recently published paper, the researchers reviewed the scientific literature on the effects of fire on forest composition and structure and its influence on ticks and their wildlife hosts.
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Land becomes more vulnerable to forest fires after cyclone: Research
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 14 (ANI): The strong winds and torrential rains that accompany a cyclone do tremendous damage to ecosystems, and this damage can make them more prone to future wildfires. As intense cyclones are projected to become more frequent worldwide, a team of researchers exami
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Climate change is affecting drinking water quality, says study
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 9 (ANI): A study has revealed that climate change is affecting drinking water quality.
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