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Wednesday, September 10, 2025
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Topic: locusts

Train fare mayhem, and accountability’s flight out of Delhi

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Beat drums, hire DJs, bartan bajao to scare locusts away, farmers are being told

Millions of locusts are invading north Indian states and farmers are being told to make as much of a racket as possible to scare them away.

Why the worst locust attack in decades has invaded north India

India, Iran, Pakistan and a few African nations are reeling under the worst locust invasion in decades, with more waves expected in coming days.

RSS affiliate wants India to ‘replicate’ Pakistan’s idea of turning locusts into chicken feed

Swadeshi Jagran Manch’s co-convener Ashwani Mahajan said ‘if there is a good idea originating from anywhere, we should be open to exploring such ideas’.

Delhi government issues advisory in light of possible locust attack

Development Minister Gopal Rai has asked concerned authorities to spray insecticides and pesticides on crops and vegetation to prevent a probable desert locust attack.

Apathy more dangerous than Covid-19 and Twitter’s warning to fake news

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Chattisgarh on alert after Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh face locust attacks

According to an official, arrangements for pesticides and sprayers have been made to tackle the locusts, which may enter bordering districts by 29 May.

Locust attack badly-timed serious infestation, says environment ministry official

Soumitra Dasgupta, IG Wildlife at Ministry of Environment, said that it happens on a small scale but the current attack is a once-in-a-three decade situation.

India takes up locust problem with Pakistan, hopes it will ‘rise above narrow-minded approach’

India has offered to cooperate with Pakistan to tackle an onslaught of locusts that threatens to raze vast swathes of crops.

Our children will starve – Pakistani farmers despair as locusts destroy crops

Locust damage could cut Pakistan’s economic growth to less than 2% in the fiscal year ending June. Impact of coronavirus makes outlook even worse.

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Is Nepal having a Bangladesh moment? Gen Z protests more than social media ban

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s government is being called ‘Hatyara Sarkar’. Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak has resigned, but the protests continue to intensify.

What happens to Haryana real estate agents now? Govt agency HSVP to act as broker, take commissions

Gurugram: Stirring a storm in Haryana's real estate circles, the Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP)—the state's urban development agency—has taken on the role of...

Modi to address military brass next week; theaterisation & Op Sindoor on agenda for Kolkata conference

The Combined Commanders’ Conference (CCC) in Kolkata is also likely to see deliberations on the proposed 'Sudarshan Chakra' missile defence system.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?