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1 month ago

Delhi air pollution: AAP seeks Centre's nod for artificial rain, urges PM Modi to intervene as AQI remains 'severe plus'

Delhi air pollution updates: As air quality in Delhi-NCR turns toxic, Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday alleged that the Centre was not acting on their repeated request to allow artificial rain in the national capital. Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai addresses a press conference regarding the ongoing air pollution crisis in the national capital, in New Delhi, Monday, …

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1 month ago

Amid worsening Delhi pollution, minister Gopal Rai calls for cloud seeding to reduce AQI – all about artificial rain

Live Mint

Delhi AQI Today: Amid escalating air pollution in the national capital, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai has called on Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav to reconsider the use of cloud seeding as an emergency measure to tackle the city’s worsening Air Quality Index. The Delhi Government has implemented the Winter Action Plan to combat air pollution and continues exploring solutions …

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2 months ago

Gopal Rai Proposes Cloud Seeding Plan to Combat Delhi's Air Pollution

Hindustan Times

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai has requested a meeting with the central government to approve a cloud seeding proposal to combat air pollution in the city. The proposal requires clearances from various government agencies, including the Ministry of Defence, Directorate General of Civil Aviation and the Airports Authority of India, before it can be implemented.

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Artificial Rain To Fight Winter Air Pollution: Delhi Seeks Urgent Meeting With Centre to Evaluate Cloud Seeding

News 18

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Friday wrote to Bhupender Yadav, Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, to convene an urgent meeting with stakeholders to evaluate cloud seeding to combat Delhi’s winter air pollution and secure necessary permissions. On Wednesday, News18 had reported that the Delhi government has started work on the ‘Winter Action Plan’ for the national capital …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Here’s why experts don’t think cloud seeding played a role in Dubai’s downpour

Associated Press

With cloud seeding, it may rain, but it doesn’t really pour or flood — at least nothing like what drenched the United Arab Emirates and paralyzed Dubai, meteorologists said. “It’s most certainly not cloud seeding,” said private meteorologist Ryan Maue, former chief scientist at the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Many of the people pointing to cloud seeding are …

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1 year, 5 months ago

No cloud seeding as of now: Krishna Byre Gowda

The Hindu

Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda has said that there is no proposal on taking up cloud seeding as of now as many regions in the State are receiving rain. The Minister, however, said they would wait till July 15 to assess the rain situation as still some districts were facing rainfall deficit. ₹5 lakh to 21 families Mr. Gowda said …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Making water in a desert, from sunlight and air

CNN

Dubai CNN — Mineralizing rivers, desalinating oceans, drilling into the ground. Alamy/Alamy Stock Photo Desalination — To overcome water scarcity and meet increasing demand, MENA countries have long been producing their own water. Alamy/Alamy Stock Photo Desalination — According to the International Desalination Association, more than 300 million people around the world rely on desalinated water for their everyday needs. …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Scientists are zapping clouds with electricity to make it rain

CNN

CNN — With a harsh, desert climate and an average rainfall of just four inches a year, the United Arab Emirates needs more freshwater. AFP/AFP/AFP/Getty Images Cloud seeding — The United Arab Emirates has invested in another solution to tackle the water problem -- rainfall-enhancing technology called cloud seeding. MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/AFP/Getty Images Cloud seeding — The UAE conducted 242 cloud …

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