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- Locust swarms persist, no significant crop loss reported so far, says governmentThe government is using drones in Rajasthan, while the Air Force is conducting trials in anti-locust operations using an MI-17 helicopter.
- 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...
- IAF choppers to fight locust swarmsThe helicopters will be equipped with imported aerial spray machines, agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar said while flagging off a h...
- 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...
- 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 ...
- 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...
- 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...
- Locust attack: About 90,000 hectares hit in 20 Rajasthan districtsCrop over 4,000 hectares in Sri Ganganagar and 100 hectares in Nagaur have been destroyed. Swarms of locust can travel up to 150 km a day w...
- 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...
- Iran agrees but Pakistan drags its feet on India’s offer to control cross-border locust attackFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reports indicate that the Desert Locust population is expected to move from s...
- 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...
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