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Delhi air pollution: Govt conducts two-cloud seeding trials — what happened to experiments worth over ₹1 cr in 2025?

Delhi air pollution: Govt conducts two-cloud seeding trials — what happened to experiments worth over ₹1 cr in 2025?

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  • left · 1 outlet

    As AQI remains in the 'very poor' zone before Diwali, Delhi considers cloud seeding amid GRAP Stage II measures, but pollution sources remain untouched

    — The Federal

  • center · 2 outlets

    With Delhi’s air quality deteriorating ahead of Diwali and the possibility of a further pollution spike after the festival, the government has completed two cloud-seeding trials in the past fortnight and is considering attempts to induce artificial rain on two to three dates in the coming days…

    — The Tribune

  • right · 2 outlets

    Delhi Cloud Seeding News: The Delhi government has conducted two rounds of cloud-seeding trials near IGI Airport in the last 15 days to explore artificial rain as a possible solution to rising air pollution. The trials took place at an altitude of around 30,000 metre, compared with 10,000 metre…

    — The Economic Times

RSS excerpt

Delhi pollution news: Average AQI reached 369 on Thursday, with 18 of 59 monitoring stations recording severe pollution. Forecasts warn conditions could turn severe from Friday. Authorities reportedly conducted two cloud-seeding trials near the airport, but earlier trials failed to produce rain.

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Livemint Center-Right HT Media Ltd. Current article

Delhi air pollution: Govt conducts two-cloud seeding trials — what happened to experiments worth over ₹1 cr in 2025?

Delhi pollution news: Average AQI reached 369 on Thursday, with 18 of 59 monitoring stations recording severe pollution. Forecasts warn conditions could turn severe from Friday. Authorities reportedly conducted two cloud-seeding trials near the airport, but earlier trials failed to produce rain.

The Economic Times Center-Right Bennett, Coleman & Co.

As Delhi AQI worsens, govt conducts two cloud-seeding trials at 30,000 metre height to explore artificial rain

Delhi Cloud Seeding News: The Delhi government has conducted two rounds of cloud-seeding trials near IGI Airport in the last 15 days to explore artificial rain as a possible solution to rising air pollution. The trials took place at an altitude of around 30,000 metre, compared with 10,000 metre…

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