forest fire

As winter forest fires swept Uttarakhand and snow failed across the Himalayas, Kishan Lal and his daughter Kalpana’s 35-year effort revived Himachal’s Batahar forest, showing how care, time, and trees still shape mountain survival.

In 2021, Nupur and Sharvari Poharkar started ‘PIRUL Handicrafts’ to make useful household artefacts from pine needles found in Uttarakhand.

Thanks to him, forest fire incidences in Arunachal are down by 31% in just one year! #Respect

A low-cost heating solution for cold winters, this innovation is also less harmful to the environment in comparison to wood or coal! #IIT #Innovation

For the last three years, the forest fires in Pune had, fortunately, not claimed any human lives. However, in January 2018, tragedy struck.

The Lantana weed has been a significant cause of killing undergrowth in forests, especially in summers when forest fires ignite. However, scientists at the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) have an innovative solution to control its growth.

The drones have better penetration in areas where regular manned flying craft cannot enter.