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Delhi's toxic air crisis: Can 'cloud seeding' be the solution to hazardous pollution levels?

Delhi’s air quality index recently hit hazardous levels, surpassing 450, making it one of the world’s most polluted cities. Cloud Seeding:The Proposed Solution In response to the crisis, Delhi's Environment Minister Gopal Rai proposed an unconventional solution: cloud seeding, or artificial rain. IIT Kanpur has estimated the cost of implementing cloud seeding at approximately 1 lakh rupees per square kilometre, …

State authorities tout an experimental plan that involves stimulating clouds for rain, but scientists are sceptical. Soaring air pollution in India’s capital, New Delhi, has reached “hazardous” levels this week, causing state officials to limit movement and revive plans to stimulate artificial rain to clear toxic smog. Here’s what you need to know about Delhi’s smog challenge and what artificial …

As Delhi grapples with severe air pollution, the concept of cloud seeding has emerged as a potential short-term solution to combat the hazardous air quality. Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday urged the Central government to intervene, requesting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's assistance in facilitating artificial rain to tackle the escalating air pollution crisis in the national capital. Delhi's …

Cloud seeding was used to counter the hazardous smog in the megacity of Lahore, one of the world’s most polluted cities. Artificial rain has been used for the first time in Pakistan in a bid to combat hazardous levels of pollution in the megacity of Lahore, says the provincial government. “It drizzled in at least 10 areas of Lahore,” caretaker …