The swarm of locusts that had been moving from Pakistan into India went unchecked by the Indian authorities, leading to a possibility of major destruction of the kharif crop, sources have confirmed. Locusts, it is known, can travel as much as 150 km in a day and a small swarm can devour as much food ...

While India is limping back to normalcy after corona lockdown, another looming threat is the locust attack. This latest attack has been described as one of the worst locust attacks in recent history, locusts’ swarms are threatening to destroy standing crops in northern, central, and western states. Here is a list of how the attack ...