Sir — The decision of Wisden to name Ravindra Jadeja the ‘most valuable player’ of the 21st century in Test cricket has astonished many. This is perhaps because of the tradition, in ...

With swarms of locusts descending on neighbouring Gurugaon, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Saturday asked the national capital's south and west districts' administrations to remain on high al...

The Bihar government has sounded a high alert after locust swarms started arriving in some districts along the border with Uttar Pradesh. The state agriculture department conducted operations in Kaim...

On the menu... but conditions applyLocusts cause acute food shortage, but for a while scientists have been working on how to turn them into food for fish, poultry, farm animals and even humans. “Edi...

A swarm of locust species have attacked banana, rubber and other crops in parts of plantation dominated districts of Tamil Nadu, causing concern among farmers over the possible destruction of their cr...

Traditional musical instruments like dhols and nagaras (drums) have suddenly shot into prominence in Jharkhand’s fight against the possible invasion by desert locusts.In the first meeting of the tid...

Garhwa district, bordering Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, has been put on high alert for locusts after swarms of insects reached Jhansi, about 200km from here, fuelling serious concerns about them en...

The Delhi government has asked authorities concerned to spray insecticides and pesticides on standing crops, vegetation, gardens and orchards to prevent a probable attack of desert locusts in Delhi.Ag...

Sir — Following pestilence and floods — parts of Bengal and Assam have been submerged since Cyclone Amphan struck — infestation has now arrived in India to exacerbate the apocalyptic conditions....

With a locust outbreak ravaging parts of western India, a Union environment ministry official Tuesday said it was a very badly-timed 'serious infestation' that has occurred when the country is already...