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Time for billionaires to loosen the purse strings & donate: World Food Programme seeks millions for foodWEF was awarded the Noble Peace Prize on Friday for combating world hunger.- Govt steps up aerial spray of pesticide to fight locust swarmsWith drones already being used for control of locusts, the ministry said a Bell helicopter has been deployed in Rajasthan for use in the sc...
- IAF deploys 2 MI-17 choppers to contain locusts invasion near JodhpurThe Indian Air Force deployed its helicopters laden with pesticides early on Sunday on a request by the Jodhpur district administration and...
- Locust menace: FAO asks India to be on high alert for next 4 weeksIn its latest update on Friday, the FAO said spring-bred locust swarms, which migrated to Indo-Pakistan border and travelled east to northe...
- Locust attack: Delhi environment minister calls emergency meetingEarlier in the day, the skies over many parts of Gurugram turned dark as swarms of locusts descended on the town. However, the migratory pe...
- Rajasthan faces fresh locust attack, Haryana & Gujarat also at riskRajasthan has been put on high alert and there was a risk of swarms entering Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Gujarat. Ni...
- Locust attack likely, this time from AfricaA fresh wave of locust swarms from Africa is likely to infest India in a few weeks when crop planting is in full swing. Monsoon winds can s...
- Another locust attack likely in a few weeks: OfficialsIndia faced a locust attack last month and the swarms reached Jaipur for the first time. Swarms of locusts travelled through several areas ...
- Brace for more extreme weather events: ExpertsIndia should brace for more extreme weather events as the adverse impact of global warming is increasing, as seen by the recent cyclone, wh...
- Rabi crops not impacted by locusts; efforts on to prevent spread before monsoon to save kharif cropsLocusts -- the oldest migratory pest in the world -- entered India after travelling from Africa through Yemen, Iran and Pakistan. After mas...
- Locusts from Pakistan threaten standing crops on 2 lakh hectareLocust swarms from Pakistan have entered Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh threatening major damage to standing cotton crops an...
- World could face multiple famines of biblical proportions due to COVID-19: UN bodyThe novel coronavirus, which originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December last, has so far infected over 2,565,290 people and claime...
- Debt relief for poor countries not as simple as it sounds: AnalystsG20 nations last week agreed to freeze bilateral govt loan repayments for poor nations until the end of the year .
- The missing phenomenon of locust attacksWhether in real life news or films it seems that earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, volcanoes, floods, blizzards, epidemics and nearly ever...
- Dubious trades drive up prices of guar gumGuar gum has doubled to Rs 40,000 a quintal in the past three months. Prices have jumped despite a record harvest of 18 lakh tonne and in t...
- Markets or ministers, who will prevail in EU crisis?The eurozone deficit and debt crisis has pitted politicians against financial markets in a blame game that reveals failings on both sides, ...
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