India, Aug. 12 -- Rajasthan will on Tuesday carry out India's first drone-based artificial rain experiment, replacing aeroplanes with unmanned aerial vehicles for cloud seeding.

The pilot project, aimed at inducing rainfall, will be inaugurated by state agriculture minister Kirodi Lal Meena at 2pm near Jaipur's Ramgarh Dam.

Around 60 drones will take part in the initiative, a joint effort between the Rajasthan agriculture department and GenX AI, a technology firm with bases in the US and Bengaluru.

The drones will spray special chemicals into clouds to trigger the formation of water droplets, which could lead to rain. The launch event will also be open for residents to watch.

The experiment, originally scheduled for July 31, was defer...