India, Oct. 29 -- A day after failed attempts to induce rain artificially by chemically seeding clouds at several places in Delhi, the future of the BJP government's big anti-pollution move remains at the mercy of the weather gods on Wednesday, October 29.

Delhi environment minister, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, said an attempt could be made after 4 pm, but the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, the technical driver of the idea, was not so sure about exact timings.

In an official statement, IIT Kanpur said that the process is highly dependent on the right atmospheric conditions. But Sirsa said much the same thing but was more inclined towards repeating a pointed promise.

"While rainfall could not be triggered yesterday because moi...