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Topic: Drone Technology

India Inducts Sabal 20 Logistics Drone

India has enhanced its defense capabilities with the Sabal 20 logistics drone, developed by IIT Kanpur, this drone supports stealth operations and is designed for challenging terrains. The...

November 29, 2024

iDrone Initiative

The iDrone initiative of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) recorded a major feat recently with the successful test run for delivering blood bags by drones. This...

May 11, 2023

VIHANGAM Drone Technology and Safety Equipment

In 2021, the Aviation Ministry permitted the CMPDI (Central Mine Planning and Design Institute) to use drone technology in the coal fields of India. Following the order, the...

February 4, 2023

Krishi Mahotsav – Exhibition and Training Programme

The literacy rate in rural India is around 73.5%. Most Indian farmers lag knowledge about modern farming methods, organic farming, and effective principles of animal husbandry. To train...

January 27, 2023

Expert Committee on SVAMITVA Scheme

Report of Expert Committee on SVAMITVA Scheme was released at the National Conference on SVAMITVA Scheme and Rural Planning, which was organized on November 3, 2022 in Bhopal,...

November 11, 2022

SVAMITVA: PM distributes 1.7 lakh e-property cards in M.P

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with the beneficiaries of Svamitva scheme in Madhya Pradesh on October 6, 2021. Highlights On the occasion, PM also distributed e-property cards to...

October 7, 2021

Interactive digital airspace map for drone operations released

Ministry of Civil Aviation released an “interactive digital airspace map” for flying drones, that demarcates areas into different zones for flying drones across India. Highlights Zones for flying...

September 25, 2021

Smart City Mission: Mass Disinfection of public places by GoI

The Government of India has undertaken a mass programme to disinfect cities under the Smart Cities Mission. Under this programme, the public places such as markets, streets, parks,...

April 9, 2020

Dunzo, Throttle get DGCA nod to test long-range drones

Directorate General of Civil Aviation’s (DGCA), India’s civil aviation authority has given approval to the applications of Google-backed hyperlocal delivery startup Dunzo and Bengaluru-based drone maker Throttle Aerospace...

December 20, 2019

Ministry of Home Affairs deploys drones to destroy hidden marijuana plantations

The Ministry of Home Affairs along with the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) will investigate illegal plantations of marijuana plantations and destroy them deploying drones before the plants are...

December 14, 2019

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