India, Nov. 3 -- The deteriorating air quality in the Capital has led to a political slugfest between the Congress, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday referred to a report from the Union environment ministry from December last year, where three specialised agencies - the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in NCT, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), and the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) - had advised against winter cloud seeding to improve air quality in Delhi.

He also referred to an IIT Delhi report from October 31, which said cloud seeding was not feasible during Delhi's winter months.

Responding to the claim and defending the cloud...