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Delhi’s First-Ever Artificial Rainfall Is Coming – And It Could Change Everything!

 Delhi’s First-Ever Artificial Rainfall Is Coming – And It Could Change Everything! 🌧️ In a bold and unprecedented move to combat its worsening air quality crisis, Delhi is gearing up for its first-ever artificial rainfall between July 4th and 11th. Here’s everything you need to know about this trailblazing effort that could revolutionize how we fight pollution in urban megacities: 🌩️ 1. First of Its Kind in Delhi For the first time in history, Delhi will experience artificial rain through a series of cloud-seeding operations—a method widely used globally but never before tested at this scale in the capital. 🛫 2. Five Precision Cloud-Seeding Flights A total of five aircraft missions will be deployed during the target window, dispersing a special blend of silver iodide, iodized salt, and rock salt into moisture-laden clouds to trigger precipitation. 🧪 3. Powered by IIT Kanpur’s Innovation This ambitious project is the brainchild of IIT Kanpur’s scientists, who’ve designed...