{"id":13479,"date":"2026-06-18T10:02:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T10:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/negd.gov.in\/?post_type=events&#038;p=13479"},"modified":"2026-06-18T10:14:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T10:14:57","slug":"how-technology-predicts-forest-fires-in-sikkim","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/negd.gov.in\/hi\/events\/how-technology-predicts-forest-fires-in-sikkim\/","title":{"rendered":"How Technology Predicts Forest Fires in Sikkim"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\ud83c\udf32 Can technology predict forest fires before they spread?<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In this episode of Digital India \u2013 Ask Our Experts, we explore how science, satellite data and advanced computing are helping protect forests through the Sikkim Wildfire Spread Forecasting and Monitoring System.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>From understanding how forest fires impact people and ecosystems to learning how technology can forecast fire spread and support faster response, this episode takes you behind the scenes of a unique innovation that combines environmental protection with digital solutions.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In this episode, discover:<\/div>\n<div>\u2705 How forest fires are monitored in difficult terrains<\/div>\n<div>\u2705 How satellite, weather and terrain data work together<\/div>\n<div>\u2705 How forecasting supports faster decisions on the ground<\/div>\n<div>\u2705 Citizen practices to reduce forest fire risks<\/div>\n<div>\u2705 How technology is strengthening environmental resilience<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Watch now to see how Digital India is enabling smarter, faster and more informed environmental action.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/01vqYebRHik?si=ueUKrjyyMXD4rI_7\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/01vqYebRHik?si=ueUKrjyyMXD4rI_7<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":13481,"template":"","event_years":[360],"talk":[345],"class_list":["post-13479","events","type-events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","event_years-360","talk-experts"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/negd.gov.in\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/events\/13479","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/negd.gov.in\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/negd.gov.in\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/events"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/negd.gov.in\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/negd.gov.in\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"event_years","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/negd.gov.in\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_years?post=13479"},{"taxonomy":"talk","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/negd.gov.in\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/talk?post=13479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}