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WIRED •

India Plans to Change the Weather to Fight Back Against Deadly Smog

India’s capital, New Delhi, is preparing a new weapon in the fight against deadly air pollution: cloud seeding. The experiment, which could take place as early as next week, would introduce chemicals like silver iodide into a cloudy sky to create rain and, it’s hoped, wash away the fine particulate matter hovering over one of the world’s largest cities.

The need is desperate. Delhi has already tried traffic restriction measures, multimillion-dollar air filtration towers, and the use of fleets o
The Christian Science Monitor •

In Maldives presidential election, China and India are on the ballot

“Maldivians take a lot of pride in their sovereignty, even if it is a small country,” says Azim Zahir, an international relations lecturer at the University of Western Australia. An opposition victory would have “serious foreign relations implications,” including a “likely row between Malé and New Delhi,” but he notes that no government would attempt to completely sever ties with its neighbor.

As voters return for the Sept. 30 runoff, it’s clear that anti-India sentiment has bolstered the pro-C
The Christian Science Monitor •

Why India lags behind in rail safety – and where it goes from here

Mr. Verma says those improvements can’t wait. For long journeys, the rail system is the only affordable option for millions of Indians, especially poor migrant workers like many of those who died in Friday’s accident. “It is the lifeline of the nation,” he says.

Many blame India’s poor track record on chronic overcrowding and congestion, as well as lax attitudes toward safety. The accident is also humbling for the government’s much-touted rail modernization drive, which has spent billions build
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