Football legend Lionel Messi arrived in New Delhi on December 15 for the final leg of the GOAT India Tour 2025, but the celebratory mood was tempered by a grim environmental reality. The national capital was engulfed in dense toxic smog, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) remaining well above…
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Supreme Court: Perennial GRAP Not Solution for Delhi Air
New Delhi, November 17, 2025: The Supreme Court on Monday warned that imposing the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) throughout the year is neither practical nor desirable as a long-term remedy for Delhi’s crippling air pollution. The bench asked the Centre to convene stakeholders and states to design a durable…
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Delhi Begins Cloud-Seeding Trials to Tackle Smog
The national capital is attempting an innovative measure to battle its persistent winter smog. On Tuesday, the New Delhi government carried out the city’s first full-scale cloud-seeding trial in coordination with the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT Kanpur). A specially equipped aircraft released salt-based and silver-iodide flares into moisture-laden…
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Delhi Artificial Rain Delayed Amid Post-Diwali Pollution
Delhi’s much-anticipated artificial rain experiment, introduced as a bold step to tackle winter pollution, has once again hit a roadblock. Despite worsening air quality following Diwali celebrations, the city’s cloud-seeding trial remains on hold due to unsuitable weather conditions. Cloud Seeding Plan Yet to Take Off The Delhi government had…