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Adult locust swarms can fly up to 150 kilometres in a day with the wind and adult insects can consume roughly their own weight in fresh food per day. A very small swarm eats as much in one day as about 35,000 people, posing a devastating threat to crops and food security. (Photo: ANI)

Authorities on alert after locust attack warning in Rajasthan

A helpline number has been launched. Last major locust outbreak was in Rajasthan in 1993 and insects have been sighted...

24 Jun 2019 7:40 AM GMT

$In this photo taken on Thursday, March 5, 2020, Abubakr Salih Babiker, a climate scientist at the Intergovernmental Authority on Developments Climate Prediction and Applications Center, shows server racks containing a supercomputer in Nairobi, Kenya. A supercomputer is boosting efforts in East Africa to control a locust outbreak that raises what the U.N. food agency calls \an unprecedented threat\ to the regions food security. (Photo | AP)$ Technology

Tech that could be useful in Indian agriculture: Supercomputer helps...

The computer, a donation from Britain, uses satellite data to track locust swarms and predict their next destination

12 March 2020 2:11 PM GMT

Delhi government issued an advisory to contain and control the menace of desert locust. (PTI Photo)

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Desert locusts menace in Gurgaon puts Delhi government on alert

The advisory asked people to stay doors, keep windows closed and cover outdoor plants with plastic sheets

28 Jun 2020 6:40 AM GMT

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Centre acts after locusts attack Haryana, UP; Rahul Gandhi seeks...

The locusts keep flying during day time and settle down only after dark in the evening.

27 Jun 2020 2:08 PM GMT