As per IIT Kanpur Director Manindra Agrawal, whose team led the recent Delhi cloud seeding trials, while the two attempts did not lead to artificial rain, they provided valuable data and scientific insights for future operations. Cloud seeding failed to induce artificial rain in Delhi. (File/ANI)

Delhi cloud seeding : Delhi recently conducted cloud seeding operations on a trial basis after air quality levels plummeted to hazardous levels in the national capital post Diwali. The trials did not trigger artificial rain in Delhi as many had hoped, and also sparked rumors about the process being harmful to humans as well as the environment.

Is cloud seeding harmful for humans?

According to IIT-Kanpur Director Manindra Agrawal, there is no scientific evidence that cloud seeding causes harm

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