forest fires

Baripada: Forest department personnel, who are deployed at Similipal National Park in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district to douse the raging fires and save wildlife, trek 10 to 15 km through…

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday ordered for engaging Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) teams to control forest fires across Odisha. Earlier in the day, the…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has mounted herculean efforts to douse forest fires, including the one raging at Similipal in Mayurbhanj district. The efforts have been reportedly…

Bhubaneswar: After Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, his party colleague from Odisha Pratap Sarangi on Wednesday tweeted, expressing anguish over the fire in Similipal Wildlife Sanctuary…

Bhubaneswar: The irony is hard to miss! Similipal Wildlife Sanctuary in Odisha's Mayurbhan district is burning while the world is celebrating Wildlife Day. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and…

Bhubaneswar: This has been a season of fire for Odisha’s forests. As the mercury soared past 40 degree Celsius, 5,291 forest fires were spotted in the state between February 22 and March 1,…

Bhubaneswar: Two city-based tech students have won accolades at a global NASA championship for their innovative device for the early detection of forest fires. What’s more, the device…