Financial Tribune - After a two-year delay, cloud seeding has been restored and new projects are planned in seven provinces, head of the National Cloud Seeding Research Center of Iran said. Farid Golkar said the projects will be carried out next week using planes and drones, ISNA reported. Operations will be undertaken in Yazd, Chaharmahal and ...

Financial Tribune - Despite higher precipitation in October, which was 33% more compared to last year same time, average rainfall was lower than the global average. However, rainfall can be increased by cloud seeding, head of the National Cloud Seeding Research Center of Iran said. Average rainfall in the country usually is one third of the world....

Tasnim Irans Energy Minister Reza Ardekanian said his organization has come up with a joint plan with the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) to carry out cloud seeding projects across the country. In an interview with Tasnim, Ardekanian said the Energy Ministry and the IRGC have devised a cooperation plan for cloud seeding, expressing hope ...

Tasnim The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force has created a drone unit to carry out cloud seeding projects in different parts of Iran, an official said. Shahab Jamshidi, representative of the IRGC Aerospace Force at a meeting on cloud seeding, held in Tehran on Friday, said the military force has created the specialized drone ...

Tasnim Irans minister of energy said the country has started to produce canisters used for cloud seeding. Speaking to reporters in Tehran on Sunday, Reza Ardekanian said Iran has made good advances in cloud seeding operations. Iran used to importcanisters launched for seedingcloudsbut has now begun to manufacture them by using local capacities,...

Tasnim The director of Irans National Cloud Seeding Research Center said a new cloud seeding project will begin in more than 10 provinces using planes, drones and ground-based generators. In comments on Saturday, Farid Golkar said his organization works in cooperation with the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force to carry out ...

Tasnim Irans National Cloud Seeding Research Center plans to implement a cloud seeding project in central parts of the country in the near future, the head of the center said. Speaking to the Tasnim News Agency, Farid Golkar said the project will be implemented in central Iran starting from November 6. Currently, we are equipping the airplane ...

Tasnim Irans minister of energy said the ministry has launched cooperation with the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in cloud-seeding operations. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a weekly cabinet session on Wednesday, Reza Ardekanian said the Armed Forces have provided the administration with help in cloud-seeding operations as part ...

IFP - Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian says the ministry welcomes the idea of seeding clouds raised by the Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC). Speaking on the sidelines of a meeting with governors of Iranian provinces, he told journalists that the cloud seeding plan has been on the agenda since 20 years ago, adding ...

Tasnim The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force voiced readiness to help Irans Energy Ministry carry out cloud-seeding operations as part of programs to fight drought. In comments on Saturday, Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh said his forces are prepared for cooperation in cloud seeding. He also underlined that the IRGC ...

IFP - Iran plans to use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to seed the clouds in the dry province of Yazd for the first time, an Iranian official declared. Farid Golkar, the director of Iranian Water Research Institute, announced that the centre has signed a contract with a reputable private company that designs drones for cloud seeding....

[caption id="attachment_153353" align="alignright" width="155"] Iranian elite Hassan Akbari-Layegh has designed and manufactured a drone aimed at seeding clouds to revive dry lakes.[/caption] TEHRAN, Feb. 28 (MNA) An Iranian elite has designed and manufactured a drone aimed at seeding clouds to restore dry lakes. Iranian elite Hassan ...