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Rajasthan: Congress, BJP trade charges after central agency’s actionsGehlot posted on X: “Date 25/10/23, launch of Congress guarantees for women of Rajasthan; Date 26/10/23, ED raid at Rajasthan Congress pres...
India controlled spread of locusts using modern technologies: PM ModiIn his address after the virtual inauguration of college and administration buildings of Jhansi-based Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural...
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...
Rahul Gandhi asks govt to grant compensation to farmers affected by locust attack"The Government Of India must provide support to the states and farmers who have suffered this menace," he said on Twitter.
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...
Locust control eligible for SDRF and NDRF reliefThe home ministry has included 'locust control activity' in the list of items eligible for State Disaster Relief Fund (SDRF) due to Covid-1...
Government's locust control policy focuses on chemical spray alone, says farm expertThere is no doubt that the locust attack is a menace that cannot be ignored, but along with locust control, it must also be ensured that th...
Government conducts locust control operations in Rajasthan & MP, more attacks likely till JulyAs per FAO’s latest bulletin on status of locust, in India, spring-bred immature adult groups and swarms continued to move east and to the ...
Delhi government issues advisory in view of possible locust attackAgriculture Department Joint Director A P Saini in an advisory issued on Wednesday asked the authorities to organise awareness programmes f...
Government steps up measures to control locustThe union government is coordinating with states governments to restrict locust attacks. 89 fire brigades for pesticide spray, 120 survey v...
As locust threatens north India, D-Street swarms to agro-chemicalsThe Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare has stepped in to control the menace.
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...
Cotton Association draws Agriculture Minister's attention to locust attack"We request the Agriculture Minister to take appropriate steps at the earliest for controlling these locusts attacks and also to advise the...
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...
Government plans to ban 27 pesticides“We have released the draft gazette notification for banning these pesticides. Companies may give their objections and representations with...
Centre coordinates with states to control locust attacksUnion agriculture minister Narendra Singh Toma said that the locust army has swarmed Indian territory earlier than scheduled. Locust Contro...
Skymet estimates record 113.66 million tonnes of wheat outputThere is slight difference in Skymet’s estimation and the government’s second advance estimates, which was released in February this year. ...
Crop loss compensation worth Rs 10K cr likelyThe government is likely to disburse over Rs 10,000 crore to farmers across the country by April 20 as compensation for the loss of kharif ...
Locust-hit Pakistan may make exception to trade freeze with India to import insecticides: ReportThe Pakistan government considering the import of insecticides from India comes seven months after Islamabad on August 9 decided to suspend...
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