Drone Technology
Drone technology to ease surveillance and monitoring: Himachal CM Sukhu
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.
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Chhattisgarh govt signs two MoUs for ethanol plant, drone and UAV unit
The Chhattisgarh govt signed the MoUs at Chhattisgarh Business Summit 2022 at India International Trade Fair-2022 in New Delhi on Tuesday
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Drones in healthcare: Delivering vaccines to life-saving drugs sustainably
State governments, as well as e-commerce players, are taking initiatives to launch healthcare services through drones into remote areas
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SankhyaSutra unveils 'Made in India' software for aircraft design
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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TPDDL, CBIP sign pact for training, skill development of professionals
Its objective is to nurture power sector professionals with skills in areas like Smart Grid, Grid Automation, EV and Charging Infrastructure, Drone Technology Integration, among others
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TMS Ep139: UAE free-trade, Anshuman Magazine, ITC stock, drone-as-a-service
What are the implications of opening up govt procurement to UAE firms? What is Anshuman Magazine's take on real estate? How did ITC stock outperform peers? What's drone-as-a-service? All answers here
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Everything you need to know about the drone-as-a-service model
The government has said that wants to make India a global drone hub by 2030. Promoting the drone-as-a-service model is one of the ways to achieve this target. Let us know more about it
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Efforts on to turn India into global hub of drone technology, says Scindia
Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday said rapid efforts are on to turn India into a global hub of drone technology.
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As technology evolves, flying cars finally get ready to take off
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
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Progressive policy
Proposed drone rules will open up new opportunities
India has decided to be leader in drone technology: Drone Federation
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
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India releases updated drone rules for consultation, plans drone corridors
'Updated rules are built on a premise of trust and self-certification,' says civil aviation ministry.
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IAF to procure 10 anti-drone systems for deployment in border areas
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.
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Chinese state-run weapons maker tests drone swarm technology: Report
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
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Tamil Nadu explores possibility of becoming a drone manufacturing hub
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
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New-age warriors against coronavirus: Robots, drones, chatbots, apps
Start-ups are offering the latest technology to help health workers
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Drones, the next business frontier
Drone-driven applications are a vast and intriguing new market opportunity for India's entrepreneurs
Emerging revolution in drone affairs
The US, Israel and China currently lead the world in military drone technology
