Forest Department targets 100 per cent response rate to wildfires in Odisha
BHUBANESWAR: The Forest department will strive to achieve 100 per cent response rate to wildfire incidents in the current ...
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5 large forest fire incidents recorded in state last week
According to the Karnataka Forest Department officials, most of the alerts are due to the ongoing fire line creation process, ...
Fish mafia opens fire at Forest Dept patrol team during raid in Kendrapara’s Gahirmatha
In a confrontation over illegal fishing, the members of a Forest Department patrolling team were allegedly attacked on Sunday ...
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Tragic Fire Incident Claims Lives of Two Young Boys in Odisha
In Odisha's Boudh district, two boys, aged eight and five, tragically died when a pile of straw they sought for refuge caught ...
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More than a quarter of India’s forest cover is fire-prone, 9 out of 10 forest fires caused by humans
Fires wipe out the carbon locked in forests, besides adversely impacting the flow of goods and services therefrom. About ...
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Trawler Trouble: Patrol Vessel Attack in Odisha's Gahirmatha Sanctuary
A fishing trawl crew allegedly attacked a patrol vessel in Odisha's Gahirmatha marine sanctuary, violating multiple marine ...
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Maoist killed in joint operation by Odisha, Chhattisgarh police
One Maoist was killed, and several others are suspected to have been seriously injured during a joint inter-state operation ...
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Odisha 2nd in country for max increase in forest cover
Bhubaneswar: The India State of Forest Report released by ... followed by Madhya Pradesh with 2,027 sq km. Odisha is among the top three states in terms of fire incidences reported the most ...
Two-year-old elephant calf rescued after 18-hour operation in Odisha's Mayurbhanj
A two-year-old elephant calf was rescued from a 20-foot-deep irrigation pit in the Pokamunda jungle of Mayurbhanj district ...