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17-year-old Jyoti Kumari who cycled 1,200km carrying her injured father father Mohan Paswan, from Gurgram in Haryana to Darbhanga in Bihar last Tuesday. Her efforts were hailed across country.

However she caught attention of Trump’s daughter Ivanka. She tweeted about Jyoti, her struggle to bring back her father as "feat of endurance and love".

Although Ivanka,s tweet didn’t bode with Twitterati. In no time #IvankaTrump started to trend on Twitter. People called her out ‘romanticising’ the incident.  

 
 
 
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In India, locusts are normally sighted during July- October along the Pakistan border. Last year, parts of Western Rajasthan and Northern Gujarat reported swarms that caused damage to growing rabi crops. These were the first swarms reported in India since 1997. This year, the first sightings of small groups were reported early — on April 11 — by scientists of the Agriculture Ministry’s Locust Warning Organization (LWO), from Sri Ganganagar and Jaisalmer districts of Rajasthan.


So, we are gonna read about what is a locust? Why is it a threat to India? And, what are we doing to combat it?


What is locusts?



Locusts are insects that belong to the family of grasshoppers. The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) describes them as the oldest migratory pests in the world, with the desert locust being the "most devastating" of them all.

And swarms of these ‘deadly’ desert locusts have now made their way to India, threatening our agricultural economy.

These insects are usually solitary and harmless to humans. However, certain environmental conditions like prolonged monsoon and heavy cyclones make them reproduce faster – almost 20-fold within three months.

As their population becomes abundant and dense, they change their behaviour, form swarms, and start damaging crops.


WHY ARE THEY DANGEROUS?

According to FAO, an adult locust can eat a quantity equal to its weight – about 2 grams –every single day. Every single day, if they cover 130-150 kilometers, they can eat the food consumed by as many as 35,000 people.

For example, a swarm the size of Paris eats the same amount of food in one day as half the population of France; the size of New York City eats in one day the same as everyone in New York and California.

However, it is also important to note that these locusts do not directly attack human beings or animals.

India is witnessing its worst locust attack in 26 years, reported PTI. On Monday, 25 May, as predicted, many states including Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh started their battle against the locust attack. The current swarm originated in East Africa and has reached India via Pakistan. The locusts have already destroyed crops in 18 districts of Rajasthan and almost a dozen districts of Madhya Pradesh. It is feared that 17 more districts in the state including Aligarh, Mathura, and Jhansi will be hit in the next couple of weeks.


HOW IS INDIA RESPONDING TO THE LOCUST ATTACK?

At present, the primary method of controlling desert locust swarms is by spraying small concentrated doses of chemicals, by vehicle-mounted and aerial sprayers. However, this year, India is experimenting with a different approach.

BR Karwa, project director, Agricultural Technology Management Agency, told IANS, “It is for the first time that drones and planes will be used to fight the locust attack in Rajasthan.”

Hence, Union Minister for Agriculture Kailash Chowdhary has requested the Directorate General of Civil Aviation to help the government with planes that can fight the locust menace from a height by spraying pesticides, he informed.


To combat this, the farmers in UP have devised a unique method to keep the locusts away from their farms and crops. In a video tweeted by UP cop in Jhansi, Rahul Shrivastava, a vehicle fitted with DJ system can be seen blasting music to minimise the potential damage of the crop-hungry locusts.

Along with the video, the cop wrote, "DJ isn't just for dancing and parties but is also effective in warding off locusts. Everyone sees a new morning, you can make noise or bang utensils to do them away."

Here are some more videos of this unique technique that farmers have implemented.

 
 
 
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The actor died by suicide on June 14. He was only 34. After the death of Sushant Singh, many

cellbs have accused of camp and camp in Bollywood. These allegations are put on big banners

like Salman Khan, Karan Johar and Yash Raj.

 

'Dabangg' fame director lays serious allegations against Salman and his family

Abhinav Kashyap, director of Salman Khan starrer film "Dabangg", has accused Salman Khan and

his family of bullying him. Abhinav said, 'My experience is no different. I myself am a victim of

exploitation and bullying... 'This is my story after ten years of creating Dabangg. Ten years ago I

was removed from Dabangg 2 because Arbaaz Khan had tied up with Sohail Khan and wanted to

control my career through bullying the entire family.'

 

Yaha campbazi hoti hai, mujhe bhi filmo se removed: Raveena Tandon

Mean Girl Gang and Camp are both present in the industry. People are made fun of. The fake

news about the hero, his girlfriends, journalists, and career ruin has got me out of films. Multiple

times career get ruined due to this. You have to struggle to stay here. When you truth When you

tell the truth, you are proved to be a liar, mad, psycho. There is too much pressure here. There are

good people here and there are people who run dirty politics.

 

Here crocodile tears are shed: Farhan Akhtar

'Sleep my brother sleep , Let the vultures gather and let the crocodiles cry, get ready for the

performance of the circus, let the darkness deepen in the hearts of humans ... Sleep my brother

sleep.'

 

Bollywood doesn't care just pretends: Saif

Saif Ali Khan has also expressed displeasure over the Bollywood celebs who have been

sympathetic to Sushant after his death. He said, 'In this case, it is better to observe a fast of one

day than hypocrisy of showing concern. People are constantly talking nonsense on social media

and I think it's embarrassing. Love towards Sushant is also pouring in, who apparently did not

care for him. You care about pretending here, there is a lot of hypocrisy here. I am not able to

digest Bollywood's love for Sushant suddenly. People will write ten lines and leave you behind on

the road. Neither will touch you nor shake hands.'

 

Social media is poisonous and a fake place: Kriti Senon

After Sushant's death, Kriti is quite angry and angry with the attitude of media and fans. He got

angry after writing a long post on Instagram.



 

'did you forget? Sushant was launched by me.'

After the death of Sushant Singh, four people including Salman Khan, Karan Johar, Sanjay Leela

Bhansali and Ekta Kapoor have been booked. Ekta Kapoor expressed anger on her Instagram

account about this news.

In this complaint, Advocate Sudhir Ojha says that Sushant was released from around seven films

and some of his films were not released, due to which he had to take drastic steps like Suicide.

 

'Sushant succumbed to the ranks of the industry more than Nepotism' : Kangana Ranawat & Pritish Nandi

Kangana has openly accused Karan Johar and Bollywood on her social media accounts.


 

When Sushant Singh Rajput urged a fan to watch his film

Sushant Singh Rajput’s untimely demise has shocked fans and one of them shared a snap of the

actor’s message to him. The actor often connected with his many followers on social media and

here’s a reply he gave to a fan, urging him to watch his movie. 'I would never forget your reply',

posted a fan with a screenshot of Sushant’s comment, requesting him to watch the movie. The

actor was reportedly convincing the netizen to watch his film ‘Sonchiriya’.

Anshul (@yanshulyadav) Tweeted:

I would never forget your reply💔 #SushanthSinghRajput #Alia




In another post, when a fan said she was avoid watching the film as Sushant’s character

apparently dies, Sushant had commented, “arre but if you don’t watch it then they would throw

me out of Bollywood. I have no Godfather, I’ve made you (all) my Gods and fathers. Watch it at

least if you wish I do survive in Bollywood. Much love and Regards.”


The Mumbai Police, who are currently investigating the death of Bollywood star Sushant Singh

Rajput, recently recorded statements of 15 people, including the late actor’s staff and close

associates like actor-model Rhea Chakraborty. Rhea Chakraborty was summoned for 9 hours by

police as she was living with Sushant at his rented Bandra penthouse. She was accompanied by

her father.

Before Sushant decided to end his life, he called Rhea a night before but she didn’t pick the calls.

He also called his Pavitra Rishta co-star Mahesh Shetty, who also didn’t pick the call. The call

records suggested, "Rhea happens to be the last person Sushant dialed before going to sleep.

The actor called Mahesh Shetty first who didn’t answer and then called Rhea who also didn’t

pick up the call. He went to sleep, woke up and saw Mahesh had returned the call. He called him

back but it didn’t get connected." Rhea and Sushant had grown close towards each other in this

lockdown, but days before the actor took this drastic step, Rhea moved out from the house with

her bags which indicated their breakup following some problems in the relationship.

The police are also looking at the contract Sushant had signed with the production company

Yash Raj Films as earlier it had been suggested that Sushant was a victim of professional rivalry.

“Based on information given by them and following its verification, we will take a decision on

further course of action,” said an investigating officer.

 

Also did anyone noticed Instagram edited SSR's profile and added 'REMEMBERING" to it. Just to

atleast keep the page alive. 💫


Sushant Singh Rajput`s last film `Dil Bechara` releasing on July 24th.

Taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) Tweeted:

IT'S OFFICIAL... #DilBechara - starring #SushantSinghRajput - will have a digital release... Will

premiere on #DisneyPlusHotstar on 24 July 2020... Costars #SanjanaSanghi and #SaifAliKhan in

a special role... Directed by Mukesh Chhabra.




 
 
 
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