Centre notifies drone certification schemeBy notifying the liberalised Drone Rules, 2021, which has been issued by the Ministry of civil aviation, the government's target is to make...
26 Jan, 2022, 05.38 PM IST
Govt notifies framework for traffic management of drones in lower airspaceCurrent air traffic management (ATM) systems have not been designed to handle the traffic from unmanned aircraft, the framework issued on O...
26 Oct, 2021, 05.23 PM IST
Nano drones may soon be allowed on domestic flights“Drones can’t be taken on (domestic) flights as of now. But we have to find a way to let people carry them for vacations and using them at ...
05 Sep, 2021, 03.05 PM IST
Drone Turns to Buzz, More Tech NeededThe simplification of the licensing regime prescribed is welcome, as also the permission for non-citizens to operate drones. The Digital Sk...
17 Jul, 2021, 12.17 AM IST
Neobanking attracts heavyweightsIn today's ETtech Morning Dispatch, Indian neobank Open draws interest of Amazon, Google and Visa; Paym parent invites shareholders to dilu...
08 Jun, 2021, 08.57 AM IST
India aims to launch revamped DigitalSky platform by end of 2021DigitalSky, which was first unveiled in December 2018, is currently undergoing a revamp to become compliant with India’s new drone policy.
07 Jun, 2021, 06.06 PM IST
Vaccine delivery via drones still a distant dreamThis because there is as yet no legislation that permits long-range drone flights in the country, according to senior government officials
03 May, 2021, 06.00 AM IST
Drones to fly over 70% of country under Digital Sky watch; to give confidence to local industryThe move will allow only those drones that comply with the country’s ‘no permission, no take-off’ protocol to operate in areas demarcated a...
18 Aug, 2020, 02.57 PM IST
Register drones by Jan 31 or face action: Aviation ministryAny unregistered drone being operated beyond January 31 will invite penal action, said the order issued by the aviation ministry. It said t...
14 Jan, 2020, 11.17 AM IST
Registrations begin today for drone ‘census’Any unregistered drone operated beyond January 31 will invite penal action, said the order issued by the aviation ministry. It said the pre...
14 Jan, 2020, 07.48 AM IST
Drones in India: weighed down by regulation, sector struggles to find wingsWhile some countries have come up with clear and distinct drone laws, others are still struggling to establish drone laws to match the chan...
21 Dec, 2019, 12.22 PM IST
Civil aviation ministry moots corridor for flying dronesComing out with a draft policy note on Tuesday, the civil aviation ministry has also proposed constructing droneports to facilitate take-of...
15 Jan, 2019, 07.50 PM IST
Online registration for drone operation startsThe government, in August, had put in place regulations for operations of remotely piloted aircraft, to come into effect from December 1.
01 Dec, 2018, 10.43 PM IST
India may not keep December 1 date with dronesIndia announced on August 27 that it would allow operation of drones from December 1 and categorised them into five based on weight.
03 Nov, 2018, 12.11 PM IST
TiE set to hold its annual conclave TiEcon on December 15-16 in Delhi-NCRThe organisation has scheduled for more than 150 speakers to speak in about 50 different sessions at the two-day conference.
12 Dec, 2017, 01.11 PM IST
Jayant Sinha pitches for 'digital sky' for dronesSinha said today that the government was aiming at implementing the concept of 'digital sky' for drones to ensure smooth operations of risi...
22 Nov, 2017, 07.19 PM IST
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