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"ED raids like locust swarm...": Rajasthan CM
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Following the Enforcement Directorate crackdown on several Opposition parties, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot took a dig at the ED by likening it to a "locust swarm from Pakistan."
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Survey reveals India free from locusts as farmers sow Kharif crops
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In a piece of good news for farmers, who are busy sowing Kharif crops presently, a survey has revealed that the country continues to be free of locusts, which had emerged as a grave threat to farm output a couple of years back.
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India free from presence of locust swarms
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Locusts are voracious in nature and are known for their vegetation-destroying abilities and their large-scale presence may pose a potential threat to food security.
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India free from presence of locust swarms
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
During the routine survey conducted during the last fortnight of October by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, the country was found free from gregarious as well as solitary desert locust activities. Breeding of locusts too was not reported.
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India controlled spread of locust swarms using modern technologies: PM Mod
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the country has controlled the spread of locust swarms using modern technologies like drones.
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Locust control operations carried out at 37 places in districts of Rajasth
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): Locust Circle Offices (LCOs) carried out locust control operations at 36 places in nine districts--Jaisalmer, Barmer, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Churu, Nagaur, Jhunjhunu, Hanumangarh and Sriganganagar of Rajasthan and one place in Kutch district of Gujarat against sw
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Locust control operations carried out in over 3.70 lakh hectares from Apri
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): Locust control operations have been carried out in more than 3.70 lakh hectares of 10 states between April 11 and July 19 this year.
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Locust control operations carried out in more than 2.75 lakh hectares area
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): Locust control operations were carried out in more than 2.75 lakh hectares area in the states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhatisgarh, Haryana and Bihar from April 11 till July 6, 2020, according to the Union Min
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Rajasthan: Locusts destroy crops in Dholpur
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Dholpur (Rajasthan) [India], July 7 (ANI): Locust swarms on Monday attacked Sarmathura area of Dholpur district in Rajasthan, creating panic among farmers.
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Locust swarms reach Punjab's Bhatinda
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhatinda (Punjab) [India], July 3 (ANI): Some areas of Punjab's Bathinda district--Talwandi Sabo, Rampura and Maur Mandi were attacked by locust swarms on Thursday.
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Locust swarms seen in UP's Kanpur, administration on alert
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 30 (ANI): Swarms of locusts were seen in Ganga barrage and surrounding areas of Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur.
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Swarm of locusts reaches Rajasthan's Dholpur
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Dholpur (Rajasthan) [India], June 27 (ANI): Swarms of locust entered Dholpur in Rajasthan on Saturday, precautionary measures have been taken to drive them away, said Rakesh Jaiswal, District Collector.
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