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Delhi to conduct third cloud seeding trial after IIT Kanpur's second test
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The second cloud-seeding trial was conducted by IIT Kanpur on Tuesday, using a Cessna aircraft fitted with salt-based and silver iodide flares to induce rain. The first trial was conducted last week over Burari on September 23.
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CM Rekha Gupta hopes cloud seeding helps reduce pollution in Delhi after s
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday expressed hope that the second trial of the cloud seeding exercise carried out in the national capital would yield positive results and help reduce pollution levels.
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Delhi conducts cloud seeding in fight against air pollution; Environment M
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
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 scheduled 12:30 pm time due to poor visibility.
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Delhi set for first artificial rain as cloud-seeding aircraft heads from K
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to Delhi Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa, the aircraft has taken off from Kanpur for cloud seeding in Delhi.
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AQI in national capital deteriorates to "very poor" category
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital deteriorated on Sunday morning, reaching the 'very poor' category, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). On Saturday morning, AQI was under the "poor" category, with Stage II of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) a
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Cloud seeding a 'necessity' for Delhi to tackle pollution: CM Rekha Gupta
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi and its National Capital Region (NCR) was falling under the 'poor' and 'very poor' categories in several areas even as Stage 2 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) remains in effect.
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Delhi-NCR Air Quality remains under "poor" category, overall AQI at 292
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital stood at 292 as of 8 am today.
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"Delhi's pollution management strategy yielding measurable results": Manji
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Guided by the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for clean air and sustainable cities, and under the leadership of Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, the Delhi Government has intensified its on-ground winter enforcement drive across all districts.
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"Method to combat pollution," says Delhi CM on successful cloud seeding
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
CM Gupta congratulated Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa and other officials involved in the process, noting that the weather department has indicated the possibility of clouds on October 28, 29, and 30.
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Delhi-NCR Air Quality remains under "very poor" category, overall AQI at 3
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital stood at 362 as of 6 am today.
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"Four govt agencies manipulated Delhi's pollution data on Diwali night": A
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Bhardwaj said, "They are corrupt and criminals, what they have done is a criminal act... Four different government agencies worked together to collect Delhi's pollution data on the night of Diwali... Today's news states that Nehru Nagar station recorded an AQI of 1763, af
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"Air is grey, lungs are black and BJP's accountability invisible": Abhishe
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
As the air quality continues to deteriorate in Delhi, senior Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government here, saying that people in the national capital don't "need sermons" on festivals but accountability.
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