Cloud Seeding in India India has a rich history in cloud seeding research. In 1951, the Tata company conducted early rain-making experiments in the Western Ghats using silver iodide generators set up on the ground. Dr. Banerji performed cloud seeding experiments with salt and silver iodide via hydrogen-filled balloons in 1952.A committee by CSIR recommended … Continue reading The Air We Breathe: Unmasking the Real Drivers Behind India’s Skyrocketing AQI—And a Hidden History of Silver Iodide