In 2025, the government attempted to mitigate air pollution in Delhi through the deployment of artificial rainfall technology. The factors contributing to the failure of these initiatives over the past few years are detailed in our report. Looking ahead to 2026, the government plans to leverage artificial rainfall technology once again to curb pollution in Delhi. Will it actually be possible to control air pollution in Delhi or other cities through cloud seeding technology?
In terms of topography and weather, Ladakh stands in stark contrast to our state, West Bengal. Located on the Gangetic plains, our state exhibits a tropical climate whereas Ladakh is a high altitude cold desert. Nevertheless, we tried to explore the possibility whether there is any similarity between the environmental crisis in our state and in Ladakh? In October 2025, we, the three musketeers of JanaSwasthya Morcha (People’s Alliance for Public Health, PAPH), tried to find the answer to this question during our visit to Ladakh.
In these difficult times which is the age of wisdom and the age of foolishness, the epoch of belief and the epoch of incredulity, under the veil of pervasive darkness, many flickers of hope are being born. GRAPH is one such newly born citizens’ initiative. We wish it will break the deafening silence and keep on talking science and humanity even at the risk of being condemned to be politically incorrect.