State governments, as well as e-commerce players, are taking initiatives to launch healthcare services through drones into remote areas
Gurugram-based startup TechEagle said its drone has successfully delivered a mail in Gujarat under a pilot project in collaboration with India Post
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On the first day of the trials at Noida, six flights were operated for sample collection, the drone delivery services provider said in a statement
The test-flight was focused on delivering critical lifesaving medicines to hospitals in under 10 minutes, maintaining the cold chain and all the norms
The collaboration with the state govt is aimed at transforming the healthcare supply chain for hard-to-reach population
Says rules can create 500,000 jobs in five years, will open up opportunities for indigenous manufacturing of delivery drones and drone taxis to make India future ready
India has fewer start-ups in the drone technology space than the US and China; it also lags most other economies in funding
DGCA is set to start trial of beyond visual sight operation by drone next week
Walmart-backed Flipkart will utilise learnings from its tech-enabled supply chain to deploy drones and enable deliveries of medical supplies.
Delivery is being done in collaboration with the Government of Telangana, NITI Aayog and World Economic Forum
The impetus will be on enabling emergency medical deliveries which could include Covid-19 vaccines under the "Medicine from the Sky Project"
Walmart, based in Bentonville, Arkansas, said Monday that it plans to eventually expand to general merchandise
Chief Executive Dave Lewis said the pilot would take place in Ireland, where partner Manna already has a license to operate
To promote indigenous manufacturing for agriculture, health care, and infrastructure
With a population of 4.4 million, New Zealand last year became one of the world's first countries to clear commercial drone deliveries