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Government issues guidelines for PLI scheme on drones

Government issues guidelines for PLI scheme on drones

🕔21:05, 3.Dec 2022

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) The Ministry of Civil Aviation has issued guidelines for the implementation of the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme to support the indigenous drone industry. These guidelines cover aspects like the definitions, qualification and eligibility application and

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Indian Army launches “HIM- DRONE-A-THON”

Indian Army launches “HIM- DRONE-A-THON”

🕔22:18, 8.Aug 2022

New Delhi, Aug 08 The Indian Army in collaboration with the Drone Federation of India has launched the ‘Him Drone-a-thon’ programme on 08 August 22. This initiative in line with Atmanirbharta in defence manufacturing is aimed to catalyse and provide

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Garuda Aerospace to export 12K drones, L1 bidder in RITES

Garuda Aerospace to export 12K drones, L1 bidder in RITES

🕔16:30, 5.May 2022

Drone manufacturer and drone-as-a-service provider Garuda Aerospace will ship out about 4,000 drones to African countries and is also the lowest bidder in the RITES Ltd’s tender for LiDAR based survey, said a top company official. Chennai, May 5 (IANS) Drone

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

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

🕔13:20, 21.Feb 2022

The Delhi Police have prohibited the use of Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) and the use of laser beams in the jurisdiction of the Sub-Division of Palam, Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, as it poses a serious security threat of a

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PM Modi flags off 100 kisan drones

PM Modi flags off 100 kisan drones

🕔12:19, 19.Feb 2022

New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) In a special drive aimed at helping farmers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday flagged off 100 kisan drones across different cities and towns for spraying pesticides or carrying agro-products to markets. Participating in a virtual

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Dazzling drones steal show at Beating Retreat Ceremony

Dazzling drones steal show at Beating Retreat Ceremony

🕔11:13, 30.Jan 2022

Over 1,000 drones, dazzling in different colours, lit up the sky over the Lutyens’ Delhi on Saturday during the Beating Retreat Ceremony. New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Over 1,000 drones, dazzling in different colours, lit up the sky over the Lutyens’

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1,000 drones to form part of Beating Retreat ceremony

1,000 drones to form part of Beating Retreat ceremony

🕔18:28, 28.Jan 2022

New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Around 1,000 indigenously built drones will form a part of the light show at the Beating Retreat ceremony here on Saturday evening. This will make India the fourth country, after China, Russia and UK, to carry

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1K drones to light up dark sky at ‘Beating The Retreat’ ceremony on Jan 29

1K drones to light up dark sky at ‘Beating The Retreat’ ceremony on Jan 29

🕔07:28, 22.Jan 2022

New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) A ‘1,000 Drones Light Show’ will light up the dark skies at the ‘Beating the Retreat Ceremony’ on January 29, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology Jitendra Singh said on Friday. India will

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PM to hand over helicopters, drones to armed forces

PM to hand over helicopters, drones to armed forces

🕔21:28, 15.Nov 2021

New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hand over Light Combat Helicopters, indigenously designed drones, advanced electronic warfare suits and other military equipment to armed forces in Jhansi on November 19. The prime minister will also unveil the

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Will neutralise drones, UAVs near installations: Indian Navy

Will neutralise drones, UAVs near installations: Indian Navy

🕔11:24, 26.Jul 2021

Panaji, July 26  The Indian Navy in Goa has warned against flying drones or unmanned UAVs near naval installations, stating that such devices would be “neutralised” and the operators would be prosecuted if they are flown within the three kms

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Centre allows feasibility study of delivering Covid vaccine via drones

Centre allows feasibility study of delivering Covid vaccine via drones

🕔06:29, 23.Apr 2021

New Delhi, April 23  Centre has granted conditional exemption to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for conducting feasibility study of Covid-19 vaccine delivery using drones. As per Ministry of Civil Aviation, the study will be conducted in collaboration

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Over 500 drones to measure India’s rural assets, end property dispute woes

Over 500 drones to measure India’s rural assets, end property dispute woes

🕔10:58, 25.Mar 2021

New Delhi, March 25  In one of the biggest aerial surveys, over 500 high resolution drones would be deployed soon to map nearly 6 lakh villages in the country to validate the residential properties of more than 83 crore Indians.

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Govt allows drone deployment to collect agri data

Govt allows drone deployment to collect agri data

🕔17:40, 19.Feb 2021

New Delhi, Feb 19  The Centre has given regulatory approval for drone deployment for remote sensing data collection in agricultural areas of 100 districts of the country. The move will be beneficial for Gram Panchayat level yield estimation, under the

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Indian Army uses drones, cameras to monitor Chinese troops pullback at Pangong Lake

Indian Army uses drones, cameras to monitor Chinese troops pullback at Pangong Lake

🕔19:01, 16.Feb 2021

New Delhi, Feb 16  Indian Army teams armed with drones and cameras are monitoring evacuation and dismantlement of military infrastructure by Chinese troops at Pangong Lake in Eastern Ladakh. Further, the disengagement process at both northern and southern banks of

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NTPC allowed to use drones at select plants

NTPC allowed to use drones at select plants

🕔06:54, 24.Oct 2020

New Delhi, Oct 24  The Centre has granted conditional exemption to power generation major NTPC for the deployment of drones to carry out research and inspection activities at some of its plants. The Ministry of Civil Aviation has granted conditional

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No govt decision yet over procurement of 30 armed drones from US

No govt decision yet over procurement of 30 armed drones from US

🕔08:45, 8.Oct 2020

New Delhi, Oct 8  The Defence Ministry has not yet reached any conclusion over procurement of 30 armed drones from US-based General Atomics as the Indian Air Force has raised apprehensions over their usefulness. The deal is valued at approximately

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AI, cloud computing, drones in focus for better e-governance

AI, cloud computing, drones in focus for better e-governance

🕔13:43, 30.Aug 2019

New Delhi, Aug 30  Emerging technology, like blockchain technology, Artificial Intelligence, virtual reality, drones, cloud computing — are all on the table of the Narendra Modi government as it pushes ahead to realise the goal of better e-governance for citizens.

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E-commerce will be able to do deliveries using drones

E-commerce will be able to do deliveries using drones

🕔15:15, 2.Nov 2017

New Delhi, Nov 2  E-commerce players like Amazon and Flipkart will be able to make airborne delivery of products to customers in India using drones enabled by technology being developed by the country’s aviation sector, a minister announced on Thursday.

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Government releases draft regulations for drones

Government releases draft regulations for drones

🕔20:35, 1.Nov 2017

New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has come up with draft regulations on civil use of drones which will also enable commercial use of drones for tasks like photography, doorstep delivery and even passenger transport,

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NASA building traffic control system for drones

NASA building traffic control system for drones

🕔14:09, 2.Sep 2014

New York, Sep 2  NASA is developing a drone traffic management programme that would work as a separate air traffic control system for drones flying low to the ground at 400 to 500 feet. Unlike a normal air traffic control

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