IIT Kanpur Director Manindra Agrawal said Delhi’s next cloud seeding will happen once cloud moisture hits 40–50%. Two earlier trials failed due to dry conditions, but more attempts are planned soon.

A war of words erupted between AAP & BJP over cloud seeding trials, with Kejriwal claiming that all engines of the Delhi govt have failed.

Delhi cancels cloud-seeding trials due to low moisture, sparking a political clash between BJP and AAP over feasibility.

Indian authorities on Tuesday carried out a cloud-seeding experiment over smog-choked New Delhi in an attempt to induce rainfall and clear the city’s toxic air, which has sparked anger among residents. Cloud seeding — a weather modification method that releases chemicals into clouds to trigger rain — has been used in drought-prone regions, such as the western United States and the United Arab Emirates, though experts say its effectiveness remains uncertain. Delhi Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said that the trial was done in collaboration with the government’s Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, with more planned in the coming days.