{"id":30644,"date":"2017-08-30T01:51:32","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T01:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=30644"},"modified":"2017-08-30T01:51:32","modified_gmt":"2017-08-30T01:51:32","slug":"cloud-seeding-varshadhari-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/cloud-seeding-varshadhari-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloud seeding (Varshadhari) project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Question: Which state government has recently started the Cloud seeding (Varshadhari) project? <\/strong><br \/>\n(a) Assam<br \/>\n(b) Karnataka<br \/>\n(c) Chhattisgarh<br \/>\n(d) Rajasthan<br \/>\n<strong>Answer: (b)<br \/>\nRelated facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>On August 22nd, 2017, the Karnataka Government has launched Cloud seeding (Varshadhari) project in Bengaluru.<\/li>\n<li>Cloud seeding is a form of weather modification intent is to increase precipitation (rain or snow).<\/li>\n<li>This is an experimental project in which the districts of Bangalore, Gadag, and Yadavgiri are included in the state.<\/li>\n<li>Its purpose is to reform small-sized particles (less than 10 \u03bcm size) into 50-micron droplets by clouds.<\/li>\n<li>A special Aircraft will be used to spread aerosols (silver iodide, potassium iodide, and dry ice -solid carbon dioxide ) into the clouds to stimulate the precipitation process.<\/li>\n<li>The aircraft, Beechcraft King Air manufactured by US-based Weather Modifications LLC, is to be used for this project.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Reference:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/karnataka\/has-cloud-seeding-project-missed-the-optimal-season\/article19535991.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/karnataka\/has-cloud-seeding-project-missed-the-optimal-season\/article19535991.ece<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/states\/karnataka\/2017\/aug\/22\/cloud-seeding-project-of-karnataka-takes-off-at-jakkur-airfield-1646436.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/states\/karnataka\/2017\/aug\/22\/cloud-seeding-project-of-karnataka-takes-off-at-jakkur-airfield-1646436.html<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.deccanchronicle.com\/nation\/current-affairs\/220817\/karnataka-finally-some-rain-cloud-seeding-begins.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.deccanchronicle.com\/nation\/current-affairs\/220817\/karnataka-finally-some-rain-cloud-seeding-begins.html<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/karnataka\/cloud-seeding-begins\/article19533788.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/karnataka\/cloud-seeding-begins\/article19533788.ece<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.deccanchronicle.com\/nation\/current-affairs\/210417\/karnataka-rain-on-demand-cloud-seeding-to-rescue.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.deccanchronicle.com\/nation\/current-affairs\/210417\/karnataka-rain-on-demand-cloud-seeding-to-rescue.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Which state government has recently started the Cloud seeding (Varshadhari) project? (a) Assam (b) Karnataka (c) Chhattisgarh (d) Rajasthan Answer: (b) Related facts: On August 22nd, 2017, the Karnataka Government has launched Cloud seeding (Varshadhari) project in Bengaluru. Cloud seeding is a form of weather modification intent is to increase precipitation (rain or snow). 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