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Borderlands 4: Release date, time, where to play, editions and more

Borderlands 4 release date, time and more(X/@Borderlands)

Published on Sep 08, 2025 09:30 PM IST

Fires, earthquakes and inflation are putting tourists off Turkey

Tourists take photos in an open-air studio with a view of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, July 19, 2025(AP)

Published on Sep 05, 2025 05:00 PM IST

Blazes, illegal mining spark fresh concerns for Aravallis in Gurugram-Faridabad

Fire officials continue to douse the fire, a day after it started at a waste treatment plant near Bandhwari. (Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)

Published on Apr 29, 2025 06:14 AM IST

Forest fires ravage Aravallis on Earth Day, allege activists

Residents and environmental groups gathered for a citizens’ meeting at Hanuman Mandir, Bandhwari, along the Gurgaon-Faridabad Road on Wednesday. (HT PHOTO)

Published on Apr 24, 2025 06:48 AM IST

Gurugram: 3rd Bandhwari fire in April spark concerns of foul play

The site of the fire near the Bhandwari landfill. (HT Photo)

Published on Apr 22, 2025 08:40 AM IST

Himachal: Rain keeping forest fires low this season, says chief conservator

The state forest department attributes this year’s delayed onset to improved weather conditions but remains cautious due to the state’s high forest coverage. (HT File)

Published on Apr 21, 2025 10:57 PM IST

Germany sees 'worrying' record dry spell in early 2025

Germany sees 'worrying' record dry spell in early 2025

Updated on Oct 06, 2025 04:47 PM IST

44.15% of Goa’s forest cover ‘very highly susceptible’ to fires: Study

The study said roads through forests made fires more likely. (HT PHOTO/Representative)

Updated on Apr 14, 2025 02:28 PM IST

Forest fires affected one-ninth of Phawngpui National Park in Mizoram: Official

The blazes were brought under control by March 28 with the help of villagers living near the park, but some areas continue to smoulder, said officials, ruling out the possibility of a larger wildfire developing.

Published on Apr 10, 2025 07:15 PM IST

Kashmir forest dept on alert after 30 fires last month

Last month, south Kashmir reported most forest fires (19). (Waseem Andrabi/HT)

Published on Apr 06, 2025 05:38 AM IST

South Korea declares emergency as wildfires claim four lives, displace thousands

Firefighters extinguish a fire at a factory building that has been engulfed in a wildfire in South Korea(AP)

Published on Mar 23, 2025 10:48 AM IST

Fire dept. registers 323 cases of forest fires since January 2025

Higher temperatures have resulted in early dryness of the bushes on the hills and inadequate water supply has worsened the situation. (HT PHOTO)

Published on Mar 22, 2025 07:04 AM IST

Ecostani: Link between rise in wildfires and atmospheric convection

Fire burns among vegetation following the spread of wildfires near Lautaro, Chile on February 9. (REUTERS)

Updated on Feb 24, 2025 03:26 PM IST

Two arrested in three separate cases involving forest fire and wildlife trafficking

In the second case, a POR was registered on Saturday against unknown persons in the forest fire incident reported at Taljai Hill. (HT PHOTO)

Published on Feb 12, 2025 06:26 AM IST

Rise in forest fires in J&K amid prolonged dry spell

Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed a rise in forest fires due to prolonged dry spell. For the past two months, over two dozen forest fire incidents were reported in different parts of J&K. (PTI File)

Published on Feb 06, 2025 05:12 AM IST

Argentina wildfire: One dead, 800 evacuated in El Bolson

A firefighter stands amid wildfire in El Bolson, in the Patagonian province of Rio Negro, Argentina(REUTERS/Marcelo Martinez)

Published on Feb 03, 2025 12:14 PM IST

Burning green: Health costs of landscape fires

An Army helicopter drops water on a burned pine forest in Latacunga, Cotopaxi Province, Ecuador, on September 27, 2024. (Photo by Galo Paguay / AFP) (AFP)

Published on Dec 13, 2024 10:33 PM IST

The warning in landscape fires

Post facto measures, such as the Graded Response Action Plan for NCR pollution, have proved painfully inadequate (HT Photo)

Published on Nov 28, 2024 08:06 PM IST

Colombia battles fires as drought fuels Latin American flames

Colombia battles fires as drought fuels Latin American flames

Published on Sep 23, 2024 01:10 AM IST

California firefighter arrested, accused of starting forest fires

The Bridge Fire flares up in the Big Pines hills near Wrightwood, California, on September 12, 2024. A wildfire in the hills near Los Angeles exploded overnight, torching dozens of homes as its footprint swelled 1,000 percent by September 11, 2024. (AFP)

Published on Sep 21, 2024 04:18 PM IST

Forest fires in Turkey under control: minister

Forest fires in Turkey under control: minister

Published on Aug 18, 2024 05:00 PM IST

Forest dept seeks ₹100 cr to curb fires

Forest fires have been a recurring issue in Maharashtra, with a significant rise in incidents during the summer season. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

Updated on Jul 23, 2024 05:10 AM IST

Forest fires vs shrubs: Archaic tools, no training exacerbate Uttarakhand crisis

A firefighter uses a jhapa and a sickle in Uttarakhand. (HT photo)

Updated on Jun 21, 2024 12:28 AM IST

Greece and Turkey travel alert: Summer wildfires plague Athens, Turkey villages

Firefighters and volunteers try to tackle a wildfire burning near the village of Resta on the island of Chios, Greece. Greece and Turkey travel alert: Summer wildfires plague Athens outskirts, Turkey villages; evacuations ordered (Photo by REUTERS/Konstantinos Anagnostou)

Published on Jun 20, 2024 09:42 AM IST

Uttarakhand: IAF chopper pressed into service to douse forest fire in Almora

IAF Mi17 V5 helicopter dousing fire at the Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttarakhand on Friday (Twitter/ video screengrab)

Published on Jun 14, 2024 04:40 PM IST

Cabinet secretary chairs meet to tackle forest fires, heatwave

Cabinet secretary Rajiv Gauba. (ANI File Photo)

Updated on Jun 08, 2024 01:15 PM IST

NDRF, U'khand forest dept teams work overnight to stop fire in Varunavat hills

Officials try to douse a fire that erupted in the hills of Varunavat on Wednesday evening.

Updated on May 31, 2024 02:48 AM IST

Forest fires resurface in the hills amid dry spell, soaring mercury

Smoke billows during a forest fire in Uttarkashi in Uttarakhand on Wednesday. (PTI)

Updated on May 31, 2024 04:26 AM IST

Forgotten fires claim 627 hectares of forest land in Himachal

A total of 627 incidents of forest fires have been recorded in Himachal since April. (HT Photo)

Published on May 27, 2024 01:07 PM IST

Uttarakhand govt’s efforts to curb forest fires ‘lackadaisical’: SC

An NDRF personnel tries to control a fire that broke out in the forest of Pauri Garhwal district on May 14. (PTI)

Updated on May 16, 2024 08:32 AM IST

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