Survey finds India free of locusts ahead of Kharif crop season

Apr 23, 2024

During the routine survey conducted by the Locust Warning Organisation-Jodhpur, which is under the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, the country was...

'Pakistan, India cooperating to fight desert locust under FAO-administrated forum'

Jun 05, 2020

Islamabad [Pakistan], June 5 : Pakistan and India are cooperating with each other to tackle the issue of desert locust under a forum administered...

India free from presence of locust swarms

Nov 10, 2022

During the routine survey conducted during the last fortnight of October by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, the country was found free...

India proposes coordinated response to tackle locust attack; Islamabad yet to respond, Iran agrees

May 21, 2020

New Delhi [India], May 21 : To deal with a common enemy, India has proposed a coordinated response to tackle Desert Locust along the...

Amid COVID-19 outbreak, Pak govt prepares to tackle locust crisis

May 04, 2020

Islamabad [Pakistan], May 4 : Amid the measures taken to curb the surging infection rates related to COVID-19, the Pakistan government has started preparing...

Himachal issues high alert in some districts against probable locust attack

May 29, 2020

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], May 29 : A high alert has been issued in Kangra, Una, Bilaspur and Solan districts after massive swarms of...