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CAIPEEX: IITM’s Cloud Seeding Research and Mission Mausam

24 July 20251 min read
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYCAIPEEX: IITM’sCloud SeedingResearch andMission Mausam24 July 2025safalsetu.com

Why in the news

IITM of the Earth Sciences Ministry set out its CAIPEEX experiment and technology plans.

CAIPEEX

  • Full form: Cloud Aerosol Interaction and Precipitation Enhancement Experiment.
  • Studied aerosol-cloud-precipitation links and tested randomised seeding per WMO protocols.

Mission Mausam push

  • IITM is working with industry and startups on aircraft, drones, materials and dispensers.

About cloud seeding

  • Weather modification by dispersing silver iodide into clouds.
  • Uses: more rain, hail suppression, fog dispersal, overseeding to reduce rain, marine cloud brightening.
  • Extreme-weather use is uncertain; urban pollution cutting is future research.

Exam angle

  • Ministry: MoES; institute: IITM.

Test yourself

1. What does CAIPEEX stand for in IITM's cloud seeding research?

This is the full form given in the notes.

2. Which chemical is named as a typical cloud seeding substance in the CAIPEEX notes?

Silver iodide is cited as a seeding substance.

3. How tall is the cloud chamber IITM is developing under Mission Mausam?

IITM is developing a 16 m tall cloud chamber.

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