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New Delhi: Environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Wednesday said the city was ready to carry out cloud seeding. A four-day flight trial has been completed by two pilots who will execute the operation in northwest Delhi and they are awaiting IMD's green signal to induce artificial rain, he added."Our special aircraft is stationed at Meerut. The pilots completed four successful trial flights over the target area. We are simply waiting for the right cloud conditions and India Meteorological ...Read More >
Gurgaon: After a hot and humid Sunday, the city is bracing for a sharp weather shift. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued a warning for heavy to very heavy rainfall across south Haryana districts, including Gurgaon, on Monday and Tuesday. The forecast also mentions the likelihood of thunderstorms, lightning, gusty winds and even hail in some areas.Meanwhile, the city recorded a maximum temperature of 33.2°C, which was 0.2 degrees higher than the previous day, while the min ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) The weather in the National Capital Region (NCR) is set to shift once again, as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for Monday, warning of light to moderate rain, thunderstorms, and gusty winds across Delhi and its adjoining areas. According to IMD officials, the region is likely to experience winds of 30-40 kmph, accompanied by intermittent showers throughout the day. The maximum temperature is expected to hover around 32 degree ...Read More >
Check out this video to learn tips for sunscreen application, how to keep children safe and the location of seven Coachella Valley cooling centers. September in the Coachella Valley was relatively cool and wet compared to normal. The month will finish with an average temperature of 87.1 degrees, about 1.1 degrees below normal. Rain was plentiful during September. The National Weather Service recorded 0.75 inches of rain in Palm Springs throughout September, up by about half an inch from the no ...Read More >
The Delhi government and IIT Kanpur have partnered to combat air pollution. They signed an agreement for cloud seeding trials in northwest Delhi. The trials will occur in October and November. Aircraft will be used for the two-month pilot project. The results will guide future actions. The project aims to demonstrate alternative technology. New Delhi, The Delhi government on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur on launching a p ...Read More >
NDRF personnel during a search and rescue operation at a flood-affected area, in Punjab. (Image: @NDRFHQ/X via PTI) India is reeling under the fury of an intense monsoon as torrential rains, cloudbursts, and floods wreak havoc across multiple states. From landslides in Jammu & Kashmir and flash floods in Uttarakhand to record rainfall in Chennai and the worst flooding in Punjab in nearly four decades, the deluge has left behind a trail of destruction, claiming lives, displacing thousands, and c ...Read More >
Rescue teams deployed Tuesday to India's Himalayan region after flash floods tore down a mountain valley, appearing to wipe away much of a town, where at least four people were killed. Videos broadcast on Indian media showed a surge of muddy water sweeping away multi-storey apartment blocks in the tourist region of Dharali in Uttarakhand state. Uttarakhand State Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said rescue teams had been deployed "on a war footing". Senior local official Prashant Arya said ...Read More >
The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has forecast heavy rains in parts of Tamil Nadu, including Chennai, in the next few days. According to The New Indian Express, an orange alert has been issued for Coimbatore and Nilgiris districts for the next three days from July 17 to 19. In its forecast, the local weather department has warned of possible heavy to very heavy rain over the ghat areas of Coimbatore and Nilgiris, along with heavy rain over isolated parts of Theni, Dindigul, Tenkasi, Tiru ...Read More >
Delhi is set to launch its first cloud seeding trial in early September in a bid to induce artificial rain, a scientific experiment aimed at clearing the national capital's toxic air. The trials will be carried out in the first two weeks of September, Delhi environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa announced on Friday. The project, led by IIT-Kanpur, was earlier scheduled for early July but had to be postponed based on inputs from the India Meteorological Department (IMD), IIT-Kanpur, and the ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The national capital's first cloud seeding trial to induce artificial rain and curb air pollution will now take place in the first half of September, Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Friday Initially scheduled for early July, the operation was postponed after expert agencies, including the India Meteorological Department (IMD), IIT-Kanpur, and the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, found July's weather unsuitable for cloud seeding. Authorities ha ...Read More >
BENGALURU: Residents of Bengaluru can expect a week of consistent rainfall, gusty winds, and muggy conditions as weather forecasts from both the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) indicate a stable yet damp monsoon pattern across South Interior Karnataka. According to the IMD, Bengaluru and surrounding districts will see light to moderate rainfall every day till Friday, accompanied by gusty surface winds reaching speeds of 3 ...Read More >
New Delhi: With the government exempting about 78 cent per cent of coal-fired plants from installing key anti-polluting systems, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday said the Environment Ministry's rationale for the policy is based on "faulty premises". He asserted that the government's policymaking will continue to be driven by "flawed metrics" in the absence of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) revision. The former environment minister attacked the government after the ce ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 13 (PTI) With the government exempting about 78 cent per cent of coal-fired plants from installing key anti-polluting systems, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday said the Environment Ministry's rationale for the policy is based on "faulty premises". He asserted that the government's policymaking will continue to be driven by "flawed metrics" in the absence of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) revision. The former environment minister attacked the government ...Read More >
In an exclusive interview with News18, Manindra Agrawal, dean at IIT Kanpur, detailed the science, strategy, and challenges involved in using cloud seeding. A successful round of cloud seeding could bring Delhi's dangerously toxic air -- which at times spikes to an AQI of 1,500 -- down to 'good' or 'moderate' levels, even below 100, making the air finally breathable for its choking residents -- on par with the pristine air quality often recorded in hill stations like Manali or Rishikesh. That' ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Thousands of people who gathered at ashoorkhana in Dabeerpura on the 10th day of Muharram (Youm-e-Ashura) took part in the Bibi-ka-Alam procession. The procession commenced from Dabeerpura on an elephant and concluded at Chaderghat. The Shia mourners took out the procession to mark the martyrdom anniversary of Prophet Mohammad's grandson, Imam Hussain, on the 10th day of Muharram. Members of the Shia sect performed matam and participated in processions. The 10th Muharram is the day o ...Read More >
Srinagar, Jul 6: After a brief dip in day temperatures, nighttime heat continues to grip Kashmir, with Srinagar tying its all-time highest minimum temperature for July at 25.2 degrees Celsius (77.4 Fahrenheit), weather officials said Sunday. The minimum was 6.2 degrees above normal, matching the record set on July 21, 1988. Elsewhere in the valley, unusually high night temperatures were reported, compounding discomfort amid ongoing dry conditions. Qazigund, the gateway to the valley, recorded a ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 4: With monsoon drenching the capital, Delhi's pilot cloud seeding project to curb air pollution was deferred to the end of August, Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Tuesday. The minister announced the change in schedule during a press conference here, citing ongoing rains that may not provide ideal conditions and could fail to yield the desired results. Last week, he revealed that the initial time window for cloud seeding was set between July 4 and July 11 ...Read More >
Rourkela: In what could enhance both robotic and human mission planning on Mars and deepen understanding of its habitability, a collaborative research by scientists from the National Institute of Technology Rourkela, UAE University and Sun Yat-sen University in China have examined how spinning dust devils, powerful dust storms and widespread water ice clouds can infl uence the atmosphere on the Red Planet. The findings were made by the researchers through the analysis of more than two decades o ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The national capital's pilot cloud seeding project to curb air pollution was deferred to the end of August due to persistent monsoon rains. Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa announced the revised schedule at a press conference on Tuesday, citing weather conditions that are currently unfavourable for the operation. Initially slated to take place between July 4 and July 11, the pilot project was delayed after consultations with meteorological experts who advised that the curre ...Read More >
New Delhi: Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has given the final nod to Delhi govt for cloud seeding in the city. However, the govt said that, based on suggestions from meteorologists, trials would now take place between Aug 30 and Sept 10, instead of the previously declared July 4 to 11.Delhi govt has also finalised a tentative flight plan with a map of the area over which the cloud seeding experiment will be conducted. The sorties have been planned over Alipur, Bawana, Rohini, Burar ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa announced on Tuesday that the Delhi government has secured final clearance from the aviation regulator for conducting cloud seeding trials between August 30 and September 10 over the National Capital. Calling it a historic step towards implementing science-based environmental solutions, Sirsa said the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) clearance marks the beginning of Delhi's first-ever airborne experi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) With monsoon drenching the capital, Delhi's pilot cloud seeding project to curb air pollution has been deferred to the end of August, Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Tuesday. The Minister announced the change in schedule during a press conference here, citing ongoing rains that may not provide ideal conditions and could fail to yield the desired results. Last week, he had revealed that the initial time window for cloud seeding was set between Jul ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Delhi government has postponed its much-anticipated cloud seeding experiment, initially scheduled for early July, citing the early and active onset of the monsoon. Officials confirmed that the trial, which was intended to test the feasibility of artificial rain as an air pollution mitigation strategy, will now be deferred to a later period, most likely after the monsoon and winter pollution season. The trial, originally planned between July 4 and 11, required specific atmospheri ...Read More >
Delhi is gearing up for its first artificial rain initiative between July 4 and 11, aiming to combat air pollution. The Environment Department, under Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, is pioneering this effort, with IIT Kanpur providing the cloud-seeding technology. Despite past criticisms, the government emphasizes its commitment to clean air, finalizing plans for the trial after securing necessary approvals.In a first for the national capital, Delhi is set to witness artificial rain aimed at reducin ...Read More >
Delhi's Artificial Rain Through Cloud Seeding: To combat air pollution, Delhi is set to witness the first trial of artificial rain, with cloud seeding operations between July 4 and 11. Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said the flight plan has been submitted by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Pune. He said the current weather conditions are not suitable for cloud seeding until July 3, but a tentative flight window ha ...Read More >
New Delhi: The southwest monsoon did not reach the city even on Friday, June 27, which is the normal date of its arrival in Delhi. The weather department now expects the monsoon to arrive in Delhi and cover a small area of northwest India within the next two-three days.The Met had forecast the early arrival of the monsoon in Delhi. However, all that the city is getting is drizzling or trace-level rain, too low to be recorded in patches. The city didn't receive any rain on Friday.According to Ind ...Read More >
Chandigarh: The city continued to reel under hot and humid weather Friday, with the maximum temperature touching 37.2°C and the minimum settling at 29.2°C, both above normal for this time of the year. The relative humidity peaked at 75%, adding to the discomfort.Despite the official onset of the southwest monsoon, Chandigarh has not yet received any significant rainfall. IMD reported zero rainfall at the city observatory in the past 24 hours. The cumulative seasonal rainfall remains 70.2% below ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 27 (PTI) With the monsoon delayed in the national capital, residents experienced a sunny and humid Friday under clear skies. Despite forecasts of rain and thunderstorms over the past week, the much-anticipated monsoon continues to elude Delhi. The long-period average (LPA) date for the monsoon's arrival in Delhi is June 27. Last year, the monsoon reached the city on June 28, a day later than the average. In previous years, the monsoon arrived on June 25 in 2023, June 30 in 2022, ...Read More >
Leh: To promote scientific curiosity and astro-tourism in Ladakh, the first Ladakh Astro Festival started today in Leh. It is organised by the Department of Tourism, UT Ladakh, in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA). The day-long programme witnessed the enthusiastic participation of scientists, local authorities and students. A key highlight of the event was a public talk titled 'Moon - an enigma, and India's lunar missions', delivered by Dr. V Girish, Deputy Director ...Read More >
New Delhi, May 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) The pilots of the IndiGo plane, which was damaged in rough weather en route to Srinagar, were denied permission by the Lahore ATC to venture briefly into Pakistan airspace to escape the hailstorm, in complete violation of humanitarian norms. India's civil aviation regulator, the DGCA, said the aircraft was cruising at an altitude of approximately 36,000 feet near Punjab's Pathankot when it ran into a thunderstorm and hailstorm. Experiencing severe turbulence, ...Read More >
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