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Delhi winter unsuitable for cloud seeding, reveals study amid pollution woes

Updated on Nov 1, 2025 24:12 IST

Smog on a winter morning. (RAJ K RAJ /HT PHOTO)

Delhi winter unsuitable for cloud seeding, can provide temporary respite: Study

The Delhi government had planned at least 10 cloud seeding trials. (Representative image)

Updated on Oct 31, 2025 17:06 IST

Spectator by Seema Goswami: The great gasping

Purify the air indoors by growing spider plant, snake plant or money plant to filter pollutants. (ADOBE STOCK)

Updated on Oct 31, 2025 12:30 IST

Delhi Metro update: Services from 5:15am at 2 stations, 40 extra trips | Details

A metro approaches Punjabi Bagh station as it cuts through heavy smog on Tuesday.

Published on Oct 31, 2025 04:22 IST

Delhi air quality falls back to 'very poor' category, AQI at 373

A thick layer of smog engulfs the Kartavya Path as the AQI level increases to severe, in New Delhi on Thursday.

Published on Oct 30, 2025 12:47 IST

Delhi's AQI remains in ‘poor’ category, major locations record ‘very poor’ air

New Delhi, India - Oct. 29, 2025: Mist sprayers sprinkling water to settle down dust particles and amid heavy smog and pollution, at Goptnath Sadar Bazar Road in New Delhi, India, on Wednesday, October 29, 2025. (Photo by RAJ K RAJ / Hindustan Times)

Updated on Oct 30, 2025 06:40 IST

MCG gets proposal to transform city’s sanitation, waste collection

A waste treatment plant at Bandhwari in Gurugram. (Parveen Kumar/HT)

Published on Oct 29, 2025 23:10 IST

RMC plants violating environmental norms, per Bavdhan residents

Advocate Krunnal Gharre, who has complained to the board and is following up on the issue, expressed frustration over the inaction. (HT)

Published on Oct 29, 2025 22:18 IST

If Delhi’s AQI is just 279, why does it look like 350+?

Smog engulfs Tilak Marg near Supreme court on Tilak Marg on Wednesday. (Arvind Yadav/HT)

Updated on Oct 29, 2025 21:06 IST

What was…: AAP's Saurabh Bharadwaj attacks Delhi govt over failed cloud seeding

AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj addresses a press conference, in New Delhi.

Updated on Oct 29, 2025 09:11 IST

Delhi to try for artificial rain today? What IIT Kanpur, govt said

A plane taking off from Kanpur for New Delhi for a cloud seeding trial to combat air pollution in the capital on Tuesday, October 28, 2025.

Updated on Oct 29, 2025 10:07 IST

'If we fear failure...': IIT Kanpur director on future of cloud seeding trials

Updated on Oct 29, 2025 07:35 IST

No cloud seeding in Delhi today, announces IIT Kanpur. Here's why

A Cessna aircraft was used for cloud-seeding trial over parts of Delhi on Tuesday.

Updated on Oct 29, 2025 06:49 IST

Stop blaming Punjab farmers for Delhi pollution: Mann

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann

chandigarh news

Published on Oct 29, 2025 01:24 IST

Unprecedented climate crisis hit on India: Study

Wildfire smoke was responsible for an annual average of 10,200 deaths from 2020 to 2024, up 28% from 2003-2012. (AFP)

Published on Oct 29, 2025 24:14 IST

Ludhiana: Garbage continues to burn in city despite MC’s waste mgmt claims

A heap of garbage burning at vegetable market on Bahadur K Road in Ludhiana on Tuesday. (Gurpreet Singh/HT)

chandigarh news

Published on Oct 28, 2025 22:12 IST

Cloud-seeding fails to induce rain in Delhi, precipitates political row

A plane takes off from Kanpur for New Delhi for the cloud-seeding trial in Delhi on Tuesday. (AP)

Updated on Oct 29, 2025 01:21 IST

Amid dip in AQI, only these vehicles will be allowed to enter Delhi from Nov 1

Vehicles compliant with BS-VI standards meet stricter emission norms, helping to significantly curb pollution.

Published on Oct 28, 2025 06:28 IST

Artificial rain likely in Delhi today: How will cloud seeding be conducted?

The trial in Delhi will be conducted to tackle the crisis of air pollution.

Updated on Oct 28, 2025 05:16 IST

Delhi's first cloud seeding trial today? Environment minister shares update

Smog Gun spray water to control pollution level at Kartavya Path, in New Delhi

Published on Oct 28, 2025 04:05 IST

Delhi air turns ‘very poor’ after witnessing slight improvement | Check AQI here

People walk amid smog as the air quality in Delhi worsens.

Updated on Oct 26, 2025 03:10 IST

‘Delhi chokes’: Hospitals report surge in breathing, pregnancy issues amid smog

Delhi's Air Quality Index remained in the "very poor" category during this period.

Published on Oct 25, 2025 09:19 IST

1 air purifier, 3 rooms, zero protection: The illusion of ‘clean air’

Buying one air purifier for your flat is like slapping a band aid on a broken arm– it looks like effort, but fixes nothing.

Published on Oct 25, 2025 05:29 IST

Delhi AQI ‘poor’, Anand Vihar 'severe' as doctors warn of health implications

The anti-smog gun sprays water along the Kartavya path overlooking the Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi after the air quality was recorded poor.

Published on Oct 25, 2025 04:04 IST

Showers clear the air, more rain forecast

Mumbai: The city skyline is shrouded in smoke during the Diwali festival celebration at Chhatrapati Shivaji Park, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil) (PTI10_24_2025_000267B) (PTI)

Published on Oct 25, 2025 24:50 IST

Warm Diwali helped disperse pollution faster in Lucknow, say experts

A worker paints a ghat on the banks of the Gomti river during sunset in Lucknow on Friday (PTI)

Published on Oct 24, 2025 22:56 IST

When will Delhi get artificial rain? CM Gupta talks cloud seeding amid poor AQI

A smog gun sprays water to control pollution levels as Air Quality worsens at Kartavaya Path, in New Delhi. This comes ahead of the NCT government's plan to induce artificial rain across the national capital

Updated on Oct 24, 2025 09:58 IST

17 pollution hot spots flagged in Noida, Ghaziabad

In Ghaziabad, seven hotspots have been marked — Mohan Nagar, Raj Nagar Extension, Loni, Bhopura-Delhi Border, Siddharth Vihar/Kanawani Pushta Road, Vijay Nagar/South Side GT Road Industrial Area, and Lal Kuan. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

Published on Oct 23, 2025 23:22 IST

Punjab stubble burning incidents cross 500 mark; 31 fresh FIRs registered

An incident of stubble burning is seen in a field, in Gurdaspur on Thursday (ANI Video Grab)

chandigarh news

Published on Oct 23, 2025 23:06 IST

Delhi air ‘very poor’ for fourth consecutive day, check area-wise AQI today

Updated on Oct 23, 2025 05:02 IST

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