A self-aware data cloud searches for its planetary body from the ocean to the desert at the end of the world. Along the way, the cloud encounters activists, scientists and indigenous women ...

Among the ideas presented in the consultants' reports, the Journal says, are artificial clouds to create rain in the desert, robotic maids to do housework, and a beach featuring glow-in-the-dark sand.

The estimated cost of the project will be around Rs one lakh per sqkm. Artificial cloud seeding depends on four factors—clouds with minimum 40% moisture, aircraft and setup, seeding material and ...