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Delhi Conducts Two Cloud Seeding Trials to Tackle Severe Air Pollution

Delhi Conducts Two Cloud Seeding Trials to Tackle Severe Air Pollution

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  • left · 1 outlet

    New Delhi: Delhi's air quality remained in the 'very poor' category for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday, with forecasts indicating a likely deterioration to the 'severe' category from Friday, days ahead of Diwali. The 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 369 at 4 pm on Thursday…

    — Deccan Herald

  • center · 1 outlet

    The Delhi government has conducted two rounds of cloud-seeding trials near the Indira Gandhi International Airport over the past 15 days to explore the possibility of inducing artificial rain as a measure to combat rising air pollution in the national capital, government sources said. The trials…

    — The New Indian Express

  • right · 3 outlets

    New Delhi: The Delhi government has conducted two rounds of cloud-seeding trials near the Indira Gandhi International Airport in the last 15 days as part of its efforts to explore artificial rain as a possible measure to tackle rising air pollution in the national capital, government sources said…

    — The Pioneer

Coverage arrived over 6 hours — first from The New Indian Express, latest from Deccan Herald.

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Coverage Bias Distribution

Based on 5 reporting publishers
Left / Center-Left 1 (20%)
Center 1 (20%)
Center-Right / Right 3 (60%)
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Deccan Herald Center-Left The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd.

Delhi's air quality remains 'very poor' for fourth day; likely to turn 'severe' ahead of Diwali

New Delhi: Delhi's air quality remained in the 'very poor' category for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday, with forecasts indicating a likely deterioration to the 'severe' category from Friday, days ahead of Diwali. The 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 369 at 4 pm on Thursday…

The New Indian Express Center Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.

Two cloud-seeding trials conducted in Delhi in 15 days amid rising pollution

The Delhi government has conducted two rounds of cloud-seeding trials near the Indira Gandhi International Airport over the past 15 days to explore the possibility of inducing artificial rain as a measure to combat rising air pollution in the national capital, government sources said. The trials…

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