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Link between Indian ocean dipole and locusts

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Desert locusts is a awful threat for Indian agriculture sector. Since 2018, it has been a major problem for Indian farmers. Tens of thousands of hector crops have been ruined across India during last two years. There is a no lasting solution to stem this tragedy. Several parts of West Asia, Oman Yemen and horn of Africa - Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya are the main epicenters of locusts breading. Changing of climate in Indian Ocean may be a trigger for the breeding locusts. Positive Indian ocean dipole affects monsoon in South-West parts of Asia and Eastern parts of Africa. So, Indian ocean dipole is a primary cause of this breeding. Here, I am elaborating the detailed theory of Indian ocean dipole. If you have little knowledge about IOD  , then you can skip this segment of article and shift to next part. What is Indian ocean dipole? In simple words, change of temperature between Western and Eastern part of Indian Ocean - between Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal - is called IOD (In...
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Hard Work vs Smart Work : An Exotic Tale

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How locusts form swarms - Serotonin

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Locusts plague has become a mammoth problem for farmers in many parts of India, mostly in Western parts. Not only India, Africa, West Asia, Iran and some parts of Australia have also been combating with this destructive crisis for a long time. Food and Agriculture Organization - Rome (Italy), a body of UN, succours these affected nations by providing fund and advice. In India, LWO, Jodhpur manoeuvres this trouble. Spraying pesticides to stem locusts swarms is not a efficient solution. In the past, it had been a primary aid. Formation of locusts spread in kilometers is the prominent cause of destruction. Nations need to look forward for an ultimate solution. To know, how locusts form swarms may be a initiative towards a lasting solution. This raises the important scientific question of how and why locusts collect together by the thousands in order to make a swarm.  How and why locusts form swarms According to insect biologists, locust is the recluse and singleton b...
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Locusts in India : History of big outbreaks & LWO

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The agricultural disaster - Locusts is a very old crisis that affects farmers worst. Locusts move, from one place to another, in the form of a large swarm. They have capacity to cover a long distance across the continents. They damage all trees, crops & flowers wherever they encamp. Locusts have been a mammoth problem for farmers in West Asia & East Africa since many decades. When was the last big outbreak ? A)  In Colonial Administration India has been grappling with locust swarms since the Colonial Time. Scores of locust infestations as a major scourge and as a "plague" had occurred before 1947. There were serious outbreaks in 1812, 1821, 1843-44, 1863-67, 1869-73, 1876-81, 1889-98, 1900-1907 and 1912-1920. B) After 1947 As the data provided by the Locust Warning Organization which headquarter is situated in Jodhpur (Raj.), From 1964 to 1997, India witnessed almost 13 locust plagues across the country. Another 5 major outbreaks exploded from 1997 to 2010. After the ...
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Relevancy of Gandhian economics in the post covid-19 world

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In India, back to the ‘normal’ economics of GDP or towards a more hu man and more local economics? After 1947, India had two alternatives : it could run behind the West to catch up; or it could take the path which was less chosen, following Gandhian Economics approach for human development. But, instead of Gandhian approach, India chose the former one which tilts towards the growth of GDP. Gandhian economics approach is based on development of human beings. Gandhi said that  unless the people of India's villages have economic and social freedom, India can't be free. This was his vision of 'purana swaraj.' Gandhi and his economic advisors understood the power of villages'  people and local communities, better than the economists of India's planning commission did. Poor people were merely statistics for other economists. According to Gandhi, economics must serve for basic human needs. The purpose of investment should not be merely  GDP growth, it should be human d...
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PM Lee Kuan Yew and Singapore's economic miracle

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Suffer from a port to a developed nation              Former PM - Lee Kuan Yew.                 A nation which was founded in 1965 has arisen as a economic giant with in a few decades. Singapore is one of the richest countries that per capita income are too positive. It has become an attractive center of MNCs ( Multi National Corporations ). It has also emerged as a tourist destination where everyone wants to spend his/her time. The way of its economic success passed through the  lots of struggle & a wise mindset. Its planned & employees favourable policy had proved a stepping stone for its industrial growth. Lee Kuan Yew  , a former PM and founding  father of modern Singapur, laid down it as a "economic giant." He declared that Singapore would become the first developed country in Asia, when it was founded in 1965. The measure of his strategy was always per capita incomes of Singapore...
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Covid-19 exposes : Errors in India's migrant policy

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Covid-19 exposes : Errors in India's migrant policy     ( Besides addressing the immediate distress conditions of migrants, the states need to think of  long - term solutions )     Introduction : Migration   is the necessary & it can't be stopped but the way of migration & living conditions of the migrants people can be changed. Some errors has emerged from India's migrant policy due to Coronavirus crisis. Seasonal migration is one of the most critical issues of our time. It has become a mammoth problem for Indian government in amid of this crisis. Covid-19 has ,the first time, brought migration to the center stage of public health and disaster response in India.                             In the past, a mass exodus would take place because of a disaster such as a famine, drought, flood & regional conflicts. It would be take place in a area where such a calami...
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Impacts of lockdown & Coronavirus : Out of the world economy

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I ntroduction : More than half of the world                                             population are still going through a worldwide lockdown due to a Coronavirus crisis. It is a unique pandemic which has overcome on the planet Earth with in few days so far. Millions of people are compelled to stay at homes. Environment, cities, tourist places, streets, roads & Bridges can be seen quite quiet & clean since two to three fortnights. I would like to mention that Covid - 19 is just like a long lasting actual film where doctors, nurses, sweepers & all others are real heroes. In this film, villain is too small named SARS nCov - 2 and public is a just back stage helper. Everyone knows that world economy has been badly affected to this crisis. Many famous economists & world organizations have indicated about carnage & recession in world economy for comi...
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