IIT-Kanpur director explains why Delhi's cloud seeding failed

IIT-Kanpur director Manindra Agrawal on Wednesday said that although the cloud seeding trial in Delhi did not bring rain, it provided useful information, and asserted that the cost of the process......

Delhi govt puts cloud-seeding trial on hold

A cloud-seeding trial scheduled for Wednesday in Delhi has been put on hold due to insufficient moisture in the clouds, the Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur said in a statement. IMAGE: The......

Delhi gears up for first artificial rain through cloud seeding

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday said the city is set to witness its first-ever artificial rain through cloud seeding as preparations for the ambitious pollution-control initiative have......

SEE: Delhi's cloud seeding experiments bring no rainfall

After a gap of 53 years, Delhi conducted cloud seeding trials on Tuesday to induce artificial rain in the national capital amid surging pollution levels, even as the weather department did not......

Tata Power, IIT Delhi to collaborate in clean energy space

Tata Power on Saturday said it has inked a pact with IIT Delhi to work together on clean energy and other projects that can be transformed from research and development level to pilot stage. Tata......

Vinod Khosla donates $5 million to IIT Delhi

Vinod Khosla, general partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers and co-founder of Sun Microsystems, announced a $5 million donation to his alma mater, IIT Delhi.The gift is the largest by any......

'Money Is Not A Problem For Me'

'I can sanction projects worth Rs 20 trillion annually as of today.''But my system is only capable of executing projects worth Rs 3 trillion to Rs 4 trillion.' IMAGE: Union Minister for Road......

IIT-Delhi develops bio-diesel car engine

The Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, has developed a passenger car engine, which will run on bio-diesel fuel.Displaying the bio-diesel-fed engine fitted in an Indica car at Assocham House in......