Dimdima
Online Children's Magazine from India
Sainikpuri
CHILDREN'S CONTRIBUTIONS
Cloud Seeding is the method adopted to enhance the chances of rain. The seeding of tropical cumulus clouds or any clouds requires super cooled water i.e below 0 c.
This temperature can be acquired by silver Iodide which is crystalline structure and similar to ice and also chlorine Iodide which maintains the temperature.
Cloud Seeding is regular activity in USA and China. In both these countries it is funded by the Insurance Companies. In India Cloud Seeding has been adopted inorder to solve the difficulties of the farmers affected by the drought situation. This activity in India is undertaken by Aagni Aviation. The Cessna 230 aircraft has a pressure chamber which enables it to reach a height of 2,800 Km above the ground.
Cloud Seeding is born for humanity to tackle drought situation.
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Dimdima is the Sanskrit word for ‘drumbeat’. In olden days, victory in battle was heralded by the beat of drums or any important news to be conveyed to the people used to be accompanied with drumbeats.
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Dimdima.com, the Children's Website of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan launched in 2000 and came out with a Printed version of Dimdima Magazine in 2004. At present the Printed Version have more than 35,000 subscribers from India and Abroad.