Will it rain in Delhi? Science behind cloud seeding conducted over national capital

Delhi on Tuesday conducted cloud seeding in several parts of the city. Cloud seeding, a weather modification technique, is being used in the national capital as a new response to severe smog and persistent air pollution, with the Indian Institute...

Delhi man, brother ran fake passport and spy network, say police

Delhi Police on Tuesday arrested a 59-year-old man accused of spying for foreign countries and running a fake passport racket with his brother, who had earlier been caught posing as a scientist from the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC). The...

Delhi Cloud Seeding: Data Shows Drop in PM2.5 Levels, But No Rain — Here’s Why

Delhi Cloud Seeding: The government of Delhi completed two consecutive cloud seeding operations as part of its robust air quality management strategy on Tuesday. The move comes after the national capital recorded a sharp deterioration in its Air...

Delhi-NCR AQI Level Today, 29 October 2025: Day after artificial rain experiment, AQI in Delhi remains in ‘poor’ category; Wazirpur records worst air quality

Delhi Air Quality Index (AQI) Level Today, 29 October 2025: Despite attempts at tackling severe air quality in Delhi with the help of artificial rain experiment conducted Tuesday, the air quality index (AQI) across the national Capital remained in...

India's IT sector poised to cross $400 billion by 2030 on AI-driven outsourcing boom: Bessemer Venture Partners

India’s $264 billion information technology sector could surge past $400 billion by 2030 as artificial intelligence reshapes global outsourcing, according to Silicon Valley venture capital firm Bessemer Venture Partners. The firm’s latest AI...

India Builds Best When It Builds Alone

'Many times I doubt if our armed forces are serious about wanting indigenous equipment; they seem to delay until they can claim an urgent need to import.' IMAGE: The Military Combat Parachute System, indigenously developed by the Defence Research...

India News | Initial Data Shows Small but Measurable Reduction in PM2.5, PM10: Delhi Govt on Cloud Seeding

New Delhi [India], October 29 (ANI): The Delhi Government completed two consecutive cloud seeding operations as part of its robust air quality management strategy. Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said that with this move, the...

Delhi Police arrest suspected spy with Pakistan links, connection to foreign scientist uncovered

The Delhi Police have arrested a 59-year-old man for his alleged involvement in espionage activities, including links with a foreign-based nuclear scientist, and a fake passport racket operating from Jamshedpur in Jharkhand, an official said....

Delhi-NCR AQI Update: National Capital's air quality remains 'very poor', GRAP II norms in place as pollution continues to bite

According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the AQI in RK Puram area of southwest Delhi remains "very poor" at 308, as of 7:00 AM on Wednesday. Read here to know full forecast. The Air Quality Index (AQI) readings in Delhi on...

Delhi Police arrest man for espionage, links to foreign scientist and fake passport racket

Image used for representation The Delhi Police has arrested a 59-year-old man for his alleged involvement in espionage activities, including links with a foreign-based nuclear scientist, and for running a fake passport racket operating from...

Delhi's cloud-seeding process concludes, sees limited success amid low moisture

The second trial of cloud seeding concluded in Khekra, Burari, North Karol Bagh, Mayur Vihar areas of Delhi on Tuesday (October 28). The artificial rain was expected anywhere between 15 minutes and four hours but no significant rainfall was...

Delhi’s cloud-seeding experiment: Experts call for tackling emission sources, dismiss ‘quick fix’

Two rounds of cloud-seeding trials were carried out over the city, bringing the total to three so far – but not even a trace of rainfall was recorded. Experts on Tuesday said the Delhi government must tackle sector-specific sources of emissions to...

Delhi's Sky Gamble: Will Cloud Seeding Wash Away the City's Toxic Smog?

This special report focuses on the Delhi government's plan to use cloud seeding, or artificial rain, to combat the city's severe air pollution, a project undertaken with IIT Kanpur. Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa stated,...

Delhi's Artificial Rain Flop: Cloud Seeding Fails to Bring Rain to Delhi | AAP vs BJP

This special report covers the political firestorm ignited by Delhi's attempt to use artificial rain to combat severe air pollution. A cloud seeding trial by the BJP-led Delhi government and IIT Kanpur failed to produce significant rainfall,...

India and the Future of Geo-National Tech

In my previous column, I argued that China saw geo-nationalism coming long before the world did. It built digital walls — not out of fear, but foresight — realizing that technology would become the new language of power. Now, as every major...

India’s IPO frenzy hits $200 million an hour as retail investors take charge

Six-and-a-half hours. That’s all it took for LG Electronics India Ltd.’s $1.3 billion initial public offering to be fully sold on Oct. 7, marking the fastest take-up in 17 years among major Indian IPOs. It’s offerings like LG’s, the nation’s third...

Delhi HC raps Centre for bid to deny scholarship for marginalised to 2 students on a technicality

New Delhi: In a significant ruling protecting the academic futures of two meritorious students, the Delhi High Court’s Division Bench refused to stay an earlier order that had directed the Indian government to grant them scholarships under the...

Delhi Shocker: Youth Passes Lewd Remarks, Molests Married Woman in Seemapuri, Her Husband Stabbed to Death for Intervening in Quarrel; 2 Including Main Attacker Arrested

New Delhi, October 29: In a shocking incident in Delhi, a 35-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death after he intervened in a quarrel between his wife and a youth in the national capital. Police said that the deceased intervened in the quarrel...

India: JBA Risk Management to start India operations

UK-based flood science specialist JBA Risk Management will open its first office in India in November 2025. The move is in response to growing demand for advanced flood risk modelling and data solutions from the insurance and financial services...

India News | Tripura: TSECL to Recruit 104 Junior Managers; Minister Sushanta Chowdhury Announces Multiple New Welfare, Development Schemes

Agartala (Tripura) [India], October 29 (ANI): In a significant step toward employment generation and public welfare, Tripura Minister Sushanta Chowdhury, in the presence of the Chief Minister Manik Saha, announced several key recruitment and...