Delhi govt's cloud seeding efforts this week completely failed. Delhi IIT study uses parameters such as cloud temperature, water vapour levels, humidity in Delhi during October to February.
Lancet annual update comes days before COP30 in Brazil, urges govts to act urgently to cut fuel emissions. There were 2.5 mn deaths globally due to air pollution from fossil fuels in 2022.
Scientists fear that parts of the world are nearing so-called physiological tipping points, when it’s so hot and humid that people can no longer survive.
Moisture content remained low at 10-15%, which is not ideal for cloud seeding, but this situation is suitable for judging effectiveness in low-moisture conditions, says IIT Kanpur.
Delhi government & IIT Kanpur plan to hold 9-10 more cloud seeding trials in coming days in bid to combat air pollution, but experts say weather conditions are not favourable.
With 72.74 million hectares of forest area, India now accounts for approximately 2% of the world's forests, according to UN's Global Forest Resources Assessment (GFRA) 2025.
Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa Tuesday highlighted the efforts in controlling Delhi's pollution, stressing that pollution levels have remained stable.
Particulate matter 2.5 can penetrate deep into the lungs and enter the bloodstream if inhaled. Long exposure can worsen and trigger cardiac and respiratory ailments.
Delhi environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa accuses former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal of urging farmers to burn stubble in Punjab so national capital bears the brunt.
Nitish Kumar has mastered the rhythm of renewal in Bihar. In a democracy of churn and chance, endurance may be the rarest—and most refined—form of political art.
While the move could free up grid capacity struggling to keep up with rapid renewable rollout, it would be a major setback for green ambitions. India aims to double clean power capacity to 500 gigawatts by the end of the decade.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
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