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Locust Attack
LOCUST ATTACK NEWS
Explained: Where the locusts are, and where they head next
August 04, 2020 10:53 am
On Monday, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to declare the locust outbreak in the state a “national disaster”.
To Combat Locust Attacks: Haryana uses drones to spray pesticides in Hisar, Mahendragarh
July 31, 2020 12:57 am
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had given clearance for deploying the drones. Tenders have also been issued for engaging five more drones with minimum pay load capacity of 10 litres and flight operation capacity of at least four hours every day.
Haryana braces for more locust attacks after July 22, lines up three drones
July 17, 2020 3:34 pm
Besides three drones, as many as 66 fire brigade vehicles are available, as well as 3,540 tractor-mounted spray pumps shall be used for spray purposes. The state government will also acquire fogging machines being bought by the Centre from the United Kingdom (UK) for use on trees.
FAO warns of fresh locust attack along Indo-Pak border
July 16, 2020 9:45 pm
Since they were first reported in early April, locusts have made their presence felt in various parts of the country.
Locust swarms along border spur mock drills in Bathinda, Fazilka
July 12, 2020 10:41 pm
Several other districts on alert; pesticides, spray pumps stocked up
Locust swarms: Centre takes various measures to prevent crop losses
July 11, 2020 6:19 pm
The control operations have also been done in 1,32,660 hectares area in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Bihar by state governments.
Explained: The difference between a locust plague, upsurge and outbreak
July 07, 2020 10:00 am
The FAO has three categories of Desert Locust situations: outbreak, upsurge, and plague. The current locust attack (2019-2020) has been categorised as an upsurge
Daily briefing: China makes new claim in eastern border with Bhutan; India on high alert against locust strike
July 06, 2020 8:38 am
From New Delhi's Special Representative (SR) mechanism to resolve the ongoing border dispute with China to Food and Agriculture Organization's "high alert" against locust strike, read the top stories from the print edition today.
Panchkula gears up for locust attacks, but authorities say desert thriving pest not likely to migrate to district
July 02, 2020 11:40 am
The preparations have been made as per the state government's instructions which has sounded an alarm and issued a warning to all the districts after locust outbreaks were observed in some of the southern districts of the state.
IAF modifies Mi-17 helicopters for locust control spray
July 01, 2020 1:52 pm
IAF officials say that being an indigenously developed system, the ALCS would offer inherent advantages of in-house maintenance, future upgradeability, saving of foreign exchange, and help in making the country self-reliant in aviation-related technology.
LOCUST ATTACK PHOTOS
What a locusts' attack looks like: Pictures from Lucknow
July 13, 2020 12:58 pm
Locusts, popularly known as 'tiddi dal', are short-horned grasshoppers with highly migratory habits and voracious feeding behaviour.
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