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Locals clang utensils to scare away locusts in Nagaur, Rajasthan
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Nagaur (Rajasthan) [India], July 1 (ANI): Locals in Rajasthan's Nagaur district clanged utensils to drive away locusts that made their way to the area from neighboring districts.
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People clang utensils to drive away locusts in Kathmandu
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], July 1 (ANI): Swarms of locust reached Nepal on Tuesday and people came up to their rooftops and clanged utensils to scare the locusts away.
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IAF designs, develops Airborne Locust Control System on Mi-17 helicopters
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): The Indian Air Force (IAF) has successfully designed and developed an Airborne Locust Control System on Mi-17 helicopters for tackling the locust attacks.
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Narendra Singh Tomar flags-off helicopter for locust control operations
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Gautam Buddh Nagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 30 (ANI): Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar here on Tuesday flagged off a helicopter for locust control operations in Barmer, Rajasthan.
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Drones used to spray insecticides in Agra as locusts swarms arrive
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Agra (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 30 (ANI): Drones are being used to spray insecticides as swarms of locusts arrived in Uttar Pradesh's Agra district following which 60 per cent of locusts have been killed, said SN Singh, Assistant Director, Agriculture Department.
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Locust swarms seen in UP's Kanpur, administration on alert
Updated : 5 years, 8 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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Congress is trying to turn disaster into anarchy: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Rampur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 28 (ANI): Taking a jibe at Congress, union minister of minority affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday said that while the entire country is strongly working for turning "disaster into opportunity", the Congress is trying to turn "disaster into anarchy."
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India first country to control locusts through drones: Agriculture Ministr
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Agriculture on Saturday said that India is the first country to control locusts by using drones.
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Swarm of locusts reaches Rajasthan's Dholpur
Updated : 5 years, 8 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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Swarm of locusts reaches Nepal
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], June 27 (ANI): Nepali government said Saturday that the locust swarm has entered the country from its southern border with India.
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Locust attack: Control operations underway in Rajasthan, Haryana, UP
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare on Saturday informed that swarms of locust was noticed in Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, on Friday morning and control teams were deployed for their elimination.
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Locust attack: Delhi govt issues advisory; puts South, West districts on h
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): Delhi government on Saturday put South and West districts on high alert after swarms of desert locusts entered Delhi border.
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