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KCR directs officials to be on high alert over possible locust attack in T
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 10 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao (KCR) on Wednesday directed state officials to be on high alert over possible locust attack anytime between June 20 to July 5.
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No response by Pakistan to India's offer on locust issue, technical meetin
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): As India braces up for further locust attacks with swarms continuing to cause damage to crops, Pakistan is yet to give a formal response on the request to hold discussions over the issue that affects both the countries. The technical level meeting is now li
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Locust swarm continue to damage crops in Rajasthan's Barmer
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Barmer (Rajasthan) [India], June 10 (ANI): Swarms of locusts continue to damage crops in Barmer district of Rajasthan.
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Locals in Rajasthan's Ajmer clang utensils to keep locusts at bay
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Ajmer (Rajasthan) [India], June 10 (ANI): The locals in Rajasthan's Ajmer were seen clanging utensils on Tuesday in an attempt to drive away the locusts.
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Locust attacks controlled in 11,6091 hectares at 383 places in Rajasthan:
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], June 8 (ANI): Locust attacks were controlled in 11,6091 hectares at 383 places after surveying 14,80858 hectares, Agriculture Department of Rajasthan Government said on Sunday.
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Locust attack in Barmer district in Rajasthan
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Barmer (Rajasthan) [India], June 6 (ANI): The farmers in Chohatan and other villages of Barmer district in Rajasthan were seen clanging utensils in an attempt to scare away the swarms of migratory locusts invading their fields and eating away crops.
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'Pakistan, India cooperating to fight desert locust under FAO-administrate
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 5 (ANI): Pakistan and India are cooperating with each other to tackle the issue of desert locust under a forum administered by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Pakistan Foreign Office said.
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Locals in Rajasthan's Bikaner beat utensils, burst crackers to drive away
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Bikaner (Rajasthan) [India], June 3 (ANI): The locals in Rajasthan's Bikaner city were seen clanging utensils and bursting crackers yesterday in an attempt to drive away the locusts.
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Jharkhand's border districts on high alert over probable locust attack
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], June 3 (ANI): Jharkhand Agriculture Minister Badal Patralekh on Tuesday said the state is prepared for the possible locust attack and issued high alert in border districts of the state.
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Rajasthan: Locusts continue to travel from across the border at Jaisalmer
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Jaisalmer (Rajasthan) [India], June 2 (ANI): Swarms of locusts continue to cross the India-Pakistan border at Jaisalmer.
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Horticulture at risk from locust attack: Motilal Oswal
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 2 (ANI): If the attack from swarms of locusts is not curtailed, horticulture production in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Maharashtra will be impacted, according to a sector report by Motilal Oswal Financial Services.
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Odisha govt to use drones to spray insecticides to kill locusts
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 2 (ANI): Pawan Kumar Agarwal, Vice-Chancellor, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology on Monday said the government will use drones to spray insecticides in remote or difficult areas to kill locusts.
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