Rain-starved state may take to cloud seeding
With a rainfall deficiency of more than 42 per cent during the two monsoon months of June and July, Kerala may have no go but to follow Karnataka for artificial rain. This, even as questions remain on
‘Varuna Yantra’ is not all smoke
While the government is preparing to spend a whopping Rs 17.5 crore on conducting prayers in temples across the state to invoke the rain gods and counter the worst drought Karnataka has seen in the l
Cloud seeding: Do we have facilities?
While the state government is considering cloud seeding as an option to help farmers cope with the delayed monsoon, agricultural experts in drought- prone North Karnataka are unhappy it has built li
Rains play truant, CM plans cloud seeding
With the monsoon playing truant, the state government is planning to induce rains by carrying out cloud seeding in drought affected areas. Speaking to reporters after a review meeting on the drought s