Foreign Relations
India send chemicals to Iran to counter Locusts problem
: A second batch of 20,000 litres of Malathion 95% ULV pesticide is being supplied by India to Iran under a Government-to-Government Locust Control Programme […]
Locust Swarms
Agriculture & Commodities
Locust control through aerial spray using helicopter services
Union Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare Minister, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar today flagged off a Bell Helicopter with spray equipment from a helipad facility at Gautam Buddh Nagar, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. […]
General
Locust swarms sweeping across northern India, control operations stepped up in the affected states
Amidst a wave of locust swarms sweeping across northern India, control operations stepped up in the affected States of Rajasthan, Punjab, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. 200 Locust Circle Offices and temporary camps conducting survey & control operations […]