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Could wildfires in Canada have affected India’s monsoon? New research suggests it’s possible

Simrin Sirur 1 May 2026
A study on forest fire susceptibility found that the area highly susceptible to forest fires in the western Himalayas could shift or expand significantly in the coming decades. Image courtesy of J&K Forest Department.

Winter forest fires signal a shift in fire season

Farzana Nisar 1 Apr 2026
Women walk in forests in Orchha, Chhattisgarh. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Decades of warming and shifting rains are reshaping India’s central forests

Simrin Sirur 13 Mar 2026

How frequent forest fires can lead to ecosystem changes

T. V. Padma 23 Feb 2026
A woman collects firewood in Rajasthan. Representative image by Engineering for Change via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0).

LPG adoption correlates with higher green cover, finds study

Simrin Sirur 5 Dec 2025
Himalayan pine. Representative image by Wendy Cutler via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0).

Fallen pine needles could help India cut carbon emissions

Vandana K. 21 Aug 2025

Fire in the mountain sparks debate on jhum safety

Barasha Das 26 Jun 2025
A dry pond catches fire. Representative image by Balurbala via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Wildfires rage amid dry weather and heat waves

Max Martin 23 Apr 2025
Controlled burning in Dibang Valley district, Arunachal Pradesh

Wildfires and the forgotten science of community forest management [Commentary]

Ranjan Kumar Ghosh, Pranab R. Choudhury 25 Feb 2025

Uttarakhand forests burn while fire guards face outstanding salaries and lack of resources

Megha Prakash 5 Aug 2024
Pine needles being collected from the forest floor at Sunderbani forests, Nowshera Forest Division

Converting pine needles from a fire risk into a livelihood opportunity

Hirra Azmat 1 Apr 2024

We didn’t start the fire? Speculations over cause of Goa forest fires continue; state plans recovery

Noopur Bhandiwad 16 Jun 2023

Himachal’s ecology under pressure; around 31 forest fires per day in April-June this year

Vivek Gupta 8 Jul 2022

[Explainer] The good, the bad, and the ugly side of forest fires

Anusha Krishnan 29 Jun 2022

[Commentary] What students and citizens can do about forest fires in Kodaikanal

Nikil Sankar Narayanan 28 Jun 2022
The forest near Jashipur in the buffer area of STR on fire. Photo by Pragati Prava.

Chhattisgarh forest fires continue while forest staff remain on strike

Alok Prakash Putul 11 Apr 2022

Protecting a forest on a hill in Imphal

Sanskrita Bharadwaj 20 Oct 2021

With more forest fires and an ongoing pandemic, forest dwellers feel the heat this year

Manish Chandra Mishra 28 May 2021
The forest near Jashipur in the buffer area of STR on fire. Photo by Pragati Prava.

Communities or forest department? Similipal fires rake up debate on ownership of National Park

Pragati Prava 15 Mar 2021

The rolling ashes from Dzukou hills write back

Rini Barman 19 Feb 2021