India's cloud seeding trials 'costly spectacle'


FILE PHOTO: In this screen grab taken from the video shared by Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, a Cessna 206H plane cloud seeding over Delhi to combat air pollution in the capital, India, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. - Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, via AP

NEW DELHI: India's efforts to combat air pollution by using cloud seeding in its sprawling capital New Delhi appear to have fallen flat, with scientists and activists questioning the effectiveness of the move.

Cloud seeding involves spraying particles such as silver iodide and salt into clouds from aircraft to trigger rain, that can wash pollutants from the air.

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