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Cloud seeding can't be a reliable fix for Delhi’s winter pollution: IIT-Delhi study

November 01, 2025 10:38 am

Cloud seeding, the study says, “should be viewed, at best, as a potential high-cost, emergency short-term measure, contingent on stringent forecasting criteria”

‘Gains short-lived... programmes can cost up to Rs 3 crore’: Experts on why cloud seeding may not work

October 29, 2025 6:31 pm

Delhi carried out two back-to-back cloud-seeding trials on Tuesday, hoping to trigger light showers that could scrub pollutants from the air

A Cessna 206H aircraft took off from the IIT-Kanpur airstrip for a cloud-seeding operation over the Capital on Tuesday.

Expert Explains: ‘Not all clouds are seedable. Not every condition will work’

October 29, 2025 6:24 am

Cloud-seeding is a complex process with many variables; deeper research is needed before outcomes become predictable.

In this photo shared by Indian Institute of Technology, a plane takes off from Kanpur for New Delhi for a cloud seeding trial.

Explained: How cloud seeding works, and the idea behind combating air pollution with it

October 28, 2025 6:01 pm

What conditions are needed for cloud seeding, and why have earlier proposals for it come under criticism? We explain.

Delhi govt may attempt cloud seeding today if weather conditions favourable

October 28, 2025 3:20 am

Since Diwali, the air quality in Delhi-NCR has been worsening, triggering concerns

Rain likely next week, Delhi readies for cloud seeding

October 25, 2025 2:10 am

According to the forecast, the city will experience mainly clear sky until Sunday. On October 27, light rain or drizzle is expected in the evening or night

As air quality worsens, Delhi minister Gopal Rai writes to Centre for meeting on cloud seeding

October 23, 2024 4:39 pm

Delhi’s air quality has deteriorated to the ‘very poor’ category, with a 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) of 327 recorded on Tuesday.

Don't blame Dubai's freak rain on cloud seeding – the storm was far too big to be human-made

April 24, 2024 4:19 pm

Parts of the Arabian Peninsula received 18 months of rainfall in 24 hours on April 16. What surprised me, though, was not the majesty of nature, but an emerging set of reports blaming the ensuing rains on cloud seeding.

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BMC gets responses from 5 firms for cloud-seeding

December 23, 2023 1:29 am

The BMC’s move came weeks after chief minister Eknath Shinde said that if the city’s air quality worsens in the city then artificial rains could be carried out to improve the air quality.

Hygroscopic flares are attached to an aircraft during a cloud seeding fligh

Parched UAE turns to science to squeeze more rainfall from clouds

August 30, 2022 3:58 pm

The UAE, located in one of the hottest and driest regions on earth, has been leading the effort to seed clouds and increase precipitation, which remains at less than 100 millimetres (3.9 inches) a year on average.