Economic Times: Since the end of April, fires in parts of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh have destroyed or damaged 26,000 hectares of forests, and killed three people , officials say.
The forest fires, touched off by timber smugglers, poachers and farmers, have been a particular problem this year as a result of high temperatures and low rainfall, experts say.
Nationwide, the country is losing an average of a million hectares to fires each year, according to a 2014 report from the government's National Institute...