Data from the state-run Forest Survey of India shows that as of 2021, 54.4% of forests in India experienced occasional fires, most of them due to man-made factors. Sign up here.

With temperatures soaring above normal, India witnessed a whopping 1,156 forest fires during last week, ... As many as 12 Indian states had significant forest fire incidents so far (see map).

In response to a question in Parliament, govt says India saw lowest number of forest fires between November 2023 & June 2024 in 4 yrs. At 21,033, Uttarakhand recorded the highest number.

Due to the ongoing heatwave across India, incidents of forest fires are being reported from various regions. In Gujarat’s Amreli district, a major fire broke out in the Ambardi Safari Park ...

As per Jaysingh Rawat the forest fires are a regular phenomenon in India often observed during summers. 52,785 forest fires were detected using MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectro ...

As per FSI data, total forest fires in India recorded since April 20 was 19,797 of which 1,183 are major fires. The FSI defined major fires as ones which cover a minimum forest area of 300 acres.

Around 42,799 forest fires have been detected between March 1 and March 12, according to the satellite-based forest fire monitoring by Forest Survey of India (FSI). Tuesday, Jun 24, 2025 New Delhi o C ...

A fire burns in a distant forest in the Kangra valley in Dharamshala, India, Thursday, June 13, 2024. Fires are common in pine forests of the area during the hot dry months before the monsoon ...

During 2003–2017, a total of 5,20,861 active forest fire events were detected in India, and according to the report of the Forest Survey of India, over 54% of the forest cover in India is ...

The frequency of forest fire incidents in India has increased by 52% in the last two decades, from 2000 to 2020, according to a 2021 analysis by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water.