Drone Technology

The Himachal Pradesh government intends to use drone technology to supervise various state schemes, traffic management, rescue of stranded trekkers, monitor forests and wildlife, and surveillance of illegal mining, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Friday. He said there was a dire need to seriously consider how the services of various government departments could be expedited by adding modern technology. This will also benefit the people at large as the technology will also play a pivotal role in health and other sectors. Drones can also be used to spread micronutrients in the agriculture sector, a statement quoted Sukhu as saying.

The Chhattisgarh govt signed the MoUs at Chhattisgarh Business Summit 2022 at India International Trade Fair-2022 in New Delhi on Tuesday

State governments, as well as e-commerce players, are taking initiatives to launch healthcare services through drones into remote areas

Reliance Industries Ltd had acquired an 83 per cent stake in SankhyaSutra Labs in 2019, with an investment of Rs 216 crore

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Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday said rapid efforts are on to turn India into a global hub of drone technology.

The interest in such vehicles is driven by e-commerce penetration and the popularity of ride-hailing. The pandemic has also led to a new focus on personal transport

Proposed drone rules will open up new opportunities

Smit Shah, the director of Drone Federation welcomed the move and said if government has taken this bold move of notifying a liberal policy then India has decided to be leader in this technology

'Updated rules are built on a premise of trust and self-certification,' says civil aviation ministry.

After a drone attack at the Indian Air Force (IAF) station in Jammu, the force has decided to procure 10 anti-drone systems to stop such attacks in future in the border areas.

A state-run weapons manufacturer in China has tested the technology to launch drone swarm, a concept featuring the simultaneous and coordinated operation of a large number of drones

The State Development Policy Council has conducted a discussion on setting up of the corporation, to explore the possibilities of making the state a drone manufacturing hub

Start-ups are offering the latest technology to help health workers

Drone-driven applications are a vast and intriguing new market opportunity for India's entrepreneurs

The US, Israel and China currently lead the world in military drone technology