October 28, 2025 5:00 PM
Delhi conducts cloud seeding in fight against air pollution
The Delhi government on Tuesday afternoon carried out cloud seeding across several parts of the city, Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said, adding that it was part of efforts to explore artificial rainfall solutions aimed at reducing pollution levels. The operation was conducted by IIT-Kanpur using a Cessna aircraft fitted with salt-based and silver iodide flares to induce rain. The aircraft entered Delhi from the Meerut side and the experiment faced a slight delay from the sche...