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Firefighters Bring France's Largest Wildfire In Decades Under Control, 1 Dead
Firefighters have contained a massive wildfire in southern France. Still, local officials warned that scorching heat and dry conditions could reignite the blaze, as parts of the Mediterranean region face a heatwave.
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Anti-Terrorist Operation In Jammu And Kashmir's Kulgam Enters 8th Day
The fierce gun battle that started last week in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district has entered its eighth day today with hundreds of troops involved in one of the biggest anti- terrorist operations.
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International Tiger Day 2025: Home To 3,682 Tigers, India Now Global Leader In Tiger Conservation
India has achieved remarkable success in tiger conservation, and it's home to 3,682 large cats, Union Cabinet Minister for Environment, Forests, and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav said on Tuesday.
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Plant Theft Is Often Overlooked As Parks Become Easy Target For Crime
More than 180 plants were stolen from a well-loved public park in Nottingham called Arboretum in May 2025.
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US Power Company To Pay $82.5 Million For California Wildfire
One of California's largest utilities is to pay the US Forest Service $82.5 million for a wildfire that burned tens of thousands of acres of woodland.
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After Biggest Op Against Maoists, Tricolour At 'Red Terror' Hill: Amit Shah
The killing of 31 Maoists at Karregutta Hill on the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border this week - the result of 'India's largest anti-Maoist op' - has been hailed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah as an "historic" achievement.
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Anand Mahindra Celebrates World's Largest Miyawaki Forest In Kutch
A Miyawaki forest isa dense and fast-growing forest created using a specific technique from Japan.
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South Korea Wildfires 'Largest On Record', 27 Dead
Wildfires in South Korea are now the largest and deadliest on record, having burned more forest and killed more people than any previous blaze, officials said, as the deaths hit 27.
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This Forest In Africa, About The Size Of Mexico Is Largest Dry Woodland
Most of us, as early as in our school days, learnt about the Amazon being the largest rainforest in the world. But there's another forest, about the size of Mexico, in Africa, covered with tropical grasslands, savannas and shrublands.
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Union Minister's Response To 4 Questions In Parliament On Manipur Illegal Opium Poppy Cultivation
Kangpokpi district reported the largest area under illegal opium poppy cultivation in Manipur at 17.49 square kilometres (sqkm), or 4,322 acres, in 2023-24, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav said.
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5-Km Trek Through Forest, Maoist Drones Above: How Poll Officers Keep Democracy Ticking
They cross glaciers, lug electronic voting machines up mountains on their backs, and work in dangerous areas to ensure every last person can cast their ballot in the world's largest democracy.
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The 'Real Heroes Of India' Who Provide Healthcare To India's Remote Islands
In the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest where access to healthcare is one of the most pressing problems, one group has been operating boat clinics and working relentlessly for over 40 years to ensure that people are not deprived of med
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Scientists Reconstruct Face Of Car-Sized Insect That Roamed Earth 340 Million Years Ago
Despite its massive size, the creature's diet was likely just vegetation from the forests it lived in.
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Pics: A Continent Ablaze - South America Surpasses Record For Forest Fires
South America is being ravaged by fire from Brazil's Amazon rainforest through the world's largest wetlands to dry forests in Bolivia, breaking a previous record for the number of blazes seen in a year up to September 11.
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Forests Emit Carbon Dioxide for Years After Wildfires, Study Finds
A recent study has found that forests destroyed by wildfires continue to emit carbon dioxide (CO₂) for years after the flames die down. The research, conducted in Sweden’s boreal forests, revealed that burnt areas release CO₂ at a rate that more than doubles the amount emitted during the fire itself. These findings are particularly concerning...
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Firefighters Bring France's Largest Wildfire In Decades Under Control, 1 Dead
Firefighters have contained a massive wildfire in southern France. Still, local officials warned that scorching heat and dry conditions could reignite the blaze, as parts of the Mediterranean region face a heatwave.
-
Anti-Terrorist Operation In Jammu And Kashmir's Kulgam Enters 8th Day
The fierce gun battle that started last week in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district has entered its eighth day today with hundreds of troops involved in one of the biggest anti- terrorist operations.
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International Tiger Day 2025: Home To 3,682 Tigers, India Now Global Leader In Tiger Conservation
India has achieved remarkable success in tiger conservation, and it's home to 3,682 large cats, Union Cabinet Minister for Environment, Forests, and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav said on Tuesday.
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Plant Theft Is Often Overlooked As Parks Become Easy Target For Crime
More than 180 plants were stolen from a well-loved public park in Nottingham called Arboretum in May 2025.
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US Power Company To Pay $82.5 Million For California Wildfire
One of California's largest utilities is to pay the US Forest Service $82.5 million for a wildfire that burned tens of thousands of acres of woodland.
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After Biggest Op Against Maoists, Tricolour At 'Red Terror' Hill: Amit Shah
The killing of 31 Maoists at Karregutta Hill on the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border this week - the result of 'India's largest anti-Maoist op' - has been hailed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah as an "historic" achievement.
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Anand Mahindra Celebrates World's Largest Miyawaki Forest In Kutch
A Miyawaki forest isa dense and fast-growing forest created using a specific technique from Japan.
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South Korea Wildfires 'Largest On Record', 27 Dead
Wildfires in South Korea are now the largest and deadliest on record, having burned more forest and killed more people than any previous blaze, officials said, as the deaths hit 27.
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This Forest In Africa, About The Size Of Mexico Is Largest Dry Woodland
Most of us, as early as in our school days, learnt about the Amazon being the largest rainforest in the world. But there's another forest, about the size of Mexico, in Africa, covered with tropical grasslands, savannas and shrublands.
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Union Minister's Response To 4 Questions In Parliament On Manipur Illegal Opium Poppy Cultivation
Kangpokpi district reported the largest area under illegal opium poppy cultivation in Manipur at 17.49 square kilometres (sqkm), or 4,322 acres, in 2023-24, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav said.
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5-Km Trek Through Forest, Maoist Drones Above: How Poll Officers Keep Democracy Ticking
They cross glaciers, lug electronic voting machines up mountains on their backs, and work in dangerous areas to ensure every last person can cast their ballot in the world's largest democracy.
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The 'Real Heroes Of India' Who Provide Healthcare To India's Remote Islands
In the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest where access to healthcare is one of the most pressing problems, one group has been operating boat clinics and working relentlessly for over 40 years to ensure that people are not deprived of med
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Scientists Reconstruct Face Of Car-Sized Insect That Roamed Earth 340 Million Years Ago
Despite its massive size, the creature's diet was likely just vegetation from the forests it lived in.
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Pics: A Continent Ablaze - South America Surpasses Record For Forest Fires
South America is being ravaged by fire from Brazil's Amazon rainforest through the world's largest wetlands to dry forests in Bolivia, breaking a previous record for the number of blazes seen in a year up to September 11.
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Forests Emit Carbon Dioxide for Years After Wildfires, Study Finds
A recent study has found that forests destroyed by wildfires continue to emit carbon dioxide (CO₂) for years after the flames die down. The research, conducted in Sweden’s boreal forests, revealed that burnt areas release CO₂ at a rate that more than doubles the amount emitted during the fire itself. These findings are particularly concerning...
