-Press release by Right to Food Campaign, Jharkhand chapter, dated 26th May, 2020 Following the first round of quick survey of essential facilities in rural areas of Jharkhand that was conducted during the first week of April 2020, a second round of survey was done in the second and third week of May this year by members (called "observers") of the Right to Food Campaign, state chapter. Like the previous one,...
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Five Things the Govt Needs to Do to Mitigate Rural and MIGrant Distress -Ashwini Kulkarni
-TheWire.in The dire situation induced by the nationwide lockdown is now threatening to undo the last few decades of work in poverty alleviation. The outbreak of the novel coronavirus and the subsequent nationwide lockdown measures have accelerated simmering rural-agricultural distress. MIGrant workers who have recently returned to their native villages are but another critical dimension of the deteriorating situation. The dire circumstances are now threatening to undo the last few decades of work...
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-TheWire.in The attack is a highly irregular one, say experts. Farmers on the field feel that the measures taken were too little and too late. New Delhi/ Jaipur: Large swarms of desert locusts have entered areas in India where they had not been seen since 1993 and have already caused damage to crops in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, parts of Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra. The MIGratory pest has made several incursions into Rajasthan...
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-IndiaToday.in Desert locusts run after rains and greenery. They follow the wind patterns to cover a vast stretch from the Rab' al-Khali desert of Saudi Arabia to the fields of Rajasthan and beyond. Here's why experts are calling it global swarming To feed and to breed is life. Rest is civilisation. Desert locusts are feeding and breeding in agricultural fields, the basis of human civilisation. At least five states in India are...
More »Locusts invade Maharashtra, alert in Mathura and Delhi as swarm expands area
-Hindustan Times After crossing Pakistan, swarms of locusts entered India through Rajasthan on April 11. On Monday, locusts entered some residential areas of the Jaipur city. More parts of India are under locust attack now. The MIGratory pests have invaded eastern Maharashtra where four to five villages have come under attack from the locusts. The locusts are known for feasting on all sorts of plants and standing crops. The district and agriculture department personnel...
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