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LOCUST ATTACK IN INDIA
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...30 Jun, 2020, 09.04 PM IST- 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.27 Jun, 2020, 04.57 PM IST
- 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...27 Jun, 2020, 02.35 PM IST
- 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...11 Jun, 2020, 08.17 AM IST
- 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 ...09 Jun, 2020, 06.49 PM IST
- 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...06 Jun, 2020, 08.30 AM IST
- 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 ...29 May, 2020, 09.32 PM IST
- 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...29 May, 2020, 05.24 PM IST
- 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...29 May, 2020, 05.23 PM IST
- 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...28 May, 2020, 04.05 PM IST
- If Pakistani pigeons spy, do locusts too?India should investigate, as CIA had also admitted using pigeon snoops in USSR.28 May, 2020, 08.22 AM IST
- 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...27 May, 2020, 07.13 PM IST
- 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...27 May, 2020, 12.40 PM IST
- Locust alert in UP after swarms move through Rajasthan, MPAt least 10 Uttar Pradesh districts were on alert Tuesday after swarms of locusts were spotted in Mahoba and Jhansi districts, moving into ...27 May, 2020, 09.19 AM IST
- 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...22 May, 2020, 07.01 AM IST
- 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...12 May, 2020, 08.47 PM IST
- 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...17 Feb, 2020, 02.50 PM IST
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