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Tuesday, November 5, 2024
TopicLocust

Topic: Locust

Scientists identify chemical that makes locusts swarm, say it can help tackle pest plague

The results are from a study conducted by researchers from Chinese Academy of Sciences that has been published in the journal 'Nature'. 

Locusts swarm over UP district, villagers rush out banging pots and pans to protect fields

Much of North and Central India has been on alert since earlier this year due to warnings of a major locust invasion.

On Camera

A Donald Trump presidency threatens Indian economy. Just see his record

The chances of a trade war that raise inflation and reduce India’s economic growth are much higher under a Trump presidency.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

As IDF unveils robotic combat task force, Israeli maker says open to working with India

Using this technology, IDF carried out fully robotic combat missions, drastically reducing risk to Israeli troops. The robotic combat task force also enhanced situational awareness.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.