India controlled spread of locusts using modern technologies: PM Modi

India has controlled the spread of crop-threatening migratory pest desert locusts by using advanced technologies, including drones, and ensured there was not much crop damage, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday. More than 10 states, including Uttar Pradesh, faced locust problem in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, he said adding that the Bundelkhand region faced the locust attack after 30 years. Not only Uttar Pradesh, more than 10 states faced the locust problem,” the Prime Minister said. Emphasising the importance of modern farm technologies, the Prime Minister exhorted young researchers and agri-scientists to work on ‘One life, One mission’ to promote technologies like drone or artificial intelligence across the country.