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LOCUST SWARMS 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- Agriculture ministry eyes drones for night duty in locust fightThe broad specification comes a little over one month after India’s civil aviation regulator granted the agriculture ministry conditional e...29 Jun, 2020, 07.05 AM 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
- 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...23 Jun, 2020, 10.33 AM 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
- Jugaad yields low-cost locust repellantsIndia uses bottle planes and DJ vehicles; for Pakistan, they are chicken feed.03 Jun, 2020, 08.24 AM IST
- India steps up efforts to curb locust infestationIndia has brought the locusts under control at 399 locations in five states and has placed an order to buy 60 new insecticide spraying mach...02 Jun, 2020, 05.29 PM 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
- 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
- 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
- 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...03 Nov, 2017, 11.24 PM IST
- 'India, Pak may be swarmed by locusts'Desert locust swarms capable of destroying crops may reach India & Pakistan "in the next few days''.04 Jul, 2007, 02.37 PM IST
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