Drones In India

BSF troops shoot down Pak UAV along Punjab border, contraband recovered

A Pakistani drone entering into India from along the International Border in Punjab has been shot down by the Border Security Force (BSF) troops on Friday, a senior officer said. The unmanned aerial vehicle was downed around 2:30 am near border post Rear Kakkar in the Amritsar sector of the state. The drone has been recovered this morning between the border fence and zero line. A packet containing suspected contraband has also been recovered with it, a BSF spokesperson said. Further search for possible drone droppings is underway in the area, he said.

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MS Dhoni launches made-in-India 'Droni' camera drone for farming solutions

Indian cricket star Mahendra Singh Dhoni has launched the made-in-India camera drone named 'Droni' with advanced features manufactured by Garuda Aerospace

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

Drone sales turnover soars 3.6 times to Rs 319 cr in 2021-22 on PLI policy

But a comparison with global data suggests that India still lags the industry's international peers in terms of funding

Private players can use drones for delivery purposes as per rules: Govt

The government is utilising services of drone providers for vaccine delivery, inspection of oil pipelines and power transmission lines, agricultural spraying, etc, private players can now also do so

TMS Ep188: Prem Watsa, drone start-ups, multiplexes stocks, stagflation

Why is Prem Watsa so bullish on India? Why are the big boys of India Inc acquiring drone start-ups? Why are analysts dumping diagnostics stocks for multiplexes? What is stagflation? All answers here

Garuda Aerospace picks 'farmer' MS Dhoni as shareholder, brand ambassador

To have MS Dhoni as a part of the Garuda Aerospace family is honestly a dream come true, says Garuda Aerospace CEO, Agnishwar Jayaprakash

TechEagle launches Vertiplane X3, fastest multipurpose hybrid Indian drone

The product aims to bring healthcare to the hinterlands, meet needs of maritime and defence sectors, and strengthen conventional logistics supply chain

Dialogue on India-US deal for 30 Predator drones at advanced stage: Reports

The discussions on the sale of 30 Predator armed drones by the US to India, the first to a non-NATO ally, at an estimated cost of $3 bn are at an advanced stage, multiple sources have confirmed.

Drones, laser beams prohibited near Delhi airport for 2 more months

Air Traffic Control of IGI Airport has reported incidents of vision distraction of the pilots by laser beam especially while landing the aircraft: Official

PM Modi assures govt's support for emerging drone market in India

The Prime minister flagged off 100 Kisan drones in different cities and towns of India to spray pesticides in farms across India

Drone mapping: One in six villages covered in India, shows data

Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra account for nearly 80 per cent of the 108,444 villages where drone surveys have been conducted

Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath invests in drone start-up Omnipresent

This round also saw co-investments from Kavin Shah, and other individual high networth individual (HNIs), according to a statement released on Thursday

India has added 34% more drone start-ups since new August guidelines

Average funding of top 10 start-ups has increased 10 per cent to $5.6 million

Indian drone makers welcome govt's decision to ban import of drones

The decision will block cheaper Chinese products, encourage participation from large corporations

Drone makers in India on cloud nine after import ban announcement

However, the government continued imports of components for making drones

Govt notifies drone certification scheme to boost indigenous manufacturing

Along with the liberalised drone rules, airspace map, the PLI scheme and the single window DigitalSky Platform, this will help drone manufacturing industry in India, says govt

Why Indian drone startups are lagging behind in the fund-raising race

Industry players say that investors tend to shy away when the govt is the largest customer for a small company. But that is just the tip of the iceberg

Govt releases interactive digital airspace map for drone operations

The government on Friday released an interactive digital airspace map for drone operations that demarcates areas into zones, including yellow and red, across the country for flying drones