CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Karnataka Government has launched clouding seeding Project Varshadhari in Bengaluru under which an aircraft will spray chemicals to induce rainfall.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cloud seeding as we know it today got its start in 1946 when Dr. Vincent J. Schaefer, working at the General Electric Laboratory in New York, was involved with research to create artificial clouds in a chilled chamber.

Detailed explanation-3: -In India, cloud seeding operations were conducted during the years 1983, 1984–87, 1993-94 by Tamil Nadu Govt due to severe drought. In the years 2003 and 2004 Karnataka government initiated cloud seeding. Cloud seeding operations were also conducted in the same year through US-based Weather Modification Inc.

Detailed explanation-4: -UAE scientists use cloud seeding technology to supplement the country’s water insecurity, which stems from the extremely hot climate.

Detailed explanation-5: -As the State government gets ready to undertake cloud-seeding operations, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, have offered low-cost, indigenous technology to enhance rainfall. On Monday, the State cabinet approved a budget of ₹91 crore for cloud seeding for two years.