Delhi Pollution News Update: Cloud Seeding Flops as Capital Chokes on 'Severe' Air

This special report focuses on Delhi's alarming descent into the 'severe' air quality category and the subsequent failure of the much-anticipated cloud seeding project led by IIT Kanpur. The transcript highlights how 'artificial rains have been put on hold because weather conditions are not favorable but it has also triggered a tremendous political battle over pollution between Bharatiya Janata Party and Aam Aadmi Party.' [None] While residents of the national capital face hazardous air, with AQI levels crossing 400 in areas like Vivek Vihar and Anand Vihar, the project, intended to provide relief, was stalled. [None, 21] Experts from IIT Kanpur cited insufficient humidity as the primary reason for the unsuccessful trials, derailing the government's plan to combat the toxic smog. The situation underscores the immense challenge of tackling pollution and has intensified the political blame game.