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Delhi Environment Minister Calls Emergency Meeting As Desert Locusts Reach Neighbouring Gurgaon
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai today called an emergency meeting to discuss the situation following a locust attack in neighbouring city Gurgaon. The minister also directed the administration to be alert, an official said.
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UP's Mathura Prepares For Possible Locust Attack To Protect Crops
Insecticides and pesticides will be sprayed on crops and vegetation to prevent a probable attack of desert locusts in the Mathura, an official said on Friday.
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High Alert In Some Himachal Districts Against Probable Locust Attack
A high alert has been issued in Kangra, Una, Bilaspur and Solan districts after massive swarms of desert locust have been reported destroying crops in adjoining states and that may spread to Himachal Pradesh, Director of Agriculture Dr RK Koundal said on Thursday.
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India’s Locust Nightmare Spreads To Maharashtra, UP; High Alert In Punjab
Massive swarms of desert locusts are destroying crops across western and central India, spearing into Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab now, after Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana, as the government said it has stepped up its response to the country's worst locust attack in nearly three decades.
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India's War With Locusts: Drones And More Across 6 States
Indian authorities are helping farmers mount a pesticide spraying campaign to fight the swarms of desert locusts which have already devastated crops across Pakistan and East Africa.
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Drones To Track Swarms Of Locusts Destroying Crops In India
Huge swarms of desert locusts are destroying crops across western and central India, prompting authorities Tuesday to step up their response to the country's worst plague in nearly three decades.
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Desert Locusts Enter Maharashtra's Vidarbha Region
A swarm of desert locusts has entered the eastern part of Maharashtra where district and agriculture department personnel have initiated chemical spraying on crops and vegetation to save them from the migratory pests, said officials on Monday.
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India Faces Twin Invasion Of Locusts From Iran, Africa: World Agriculture Body
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has issued a warning about twin invasion of desert locusts coming to India starting in May, but an official said that the country is prepared to meet the challenge.
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Delhi Environment Minister Calls Emergency Meeting As Desert Locusts Reach Neighbouring Gurgaon
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai today called an emergency meeting to discuss the situation following a locust attack in neighbouring city Gurgaon. The minister also directed the administration to be alert, an official said.
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UP's Mathura Prepares For Possible Locust Attack To Protect Crops
Insecticides and pesticides will be sprayed on crops and vegetation to prevent a probable attack of desert locusts in the Mathura, an official said on Friday.
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High Alert In Some Himachal Districts Against Probable Locust Attack
A high alert has been issued in Kangra, Una, Bilaspur and Solan districts after massive swarms of desert locust have been reported destroying crops in adjoining states and that may spread to Himachal Pradesh, Director of Agriculture Dr RK Koundal said on Thursday.
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India’s Locust Nightmare Spreads To Maharashtra, UP; High Alert In Punjab
Massive swarms of desert locusts are destroying crops across western and central India, spearing into Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab now, after Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana, as the government said it has stepped up its response to the country's worst locust attack in nearly three decades.
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India's War With Locusts: Drones And More Across 6 States
Indian authorities are helping farmers mount a pesticide spraying campaign to fight the swarms of desert locusts which have already devastated crops across Pakistan and East Africa.
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Drones To Track Swarms Of Locusts Destroying Crops In India
Huge swarms of desert locusts are destroying crops across western and central India, prompting authorities Tuesday to step up their response to the country's worst plague in nearly three decades.
-
Desert Locusts Enter Maharashtra's Vidarbha Region
A swarm of desert locusts has entered the eastern part of Maharashtra where district and agriculture department personnel have initiated chemical spraying on crops and vegetation to save them from the migratory pests, said officials on Monday.
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India Faces Twin Invasion Of Locusts From Iran, Africa: World Agriculture Body
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has issued a warning about twin invasion of desert locusts coming to India starting in May, but an official said that the country is prepared to meet the challenge.
