Govt needs to further expand PLI scheme to make India 'Global Drone Hub': ReportAs per the Ministry of Civil Aviation projections, the Indian drone manufacturing industry is expected to reach Rs 900 crore by 2025 from j...
22 May, 2024, 04.15 PM IST
European drone developer FIXAR ties up with Paras Aerospace to enter Indian marketThese drones have applications in areas such as real-time video surveillance, laser scanning and aerial photography for various sectors inc...
19 Oct, 2021, 07.00 PM IST
Aviation Ministry grants permission to use drones to 10 organisationsMahindra and Mahindra has got permission to conduct "drone-based agricultural trials" and use drones for precision spraying on paddy and ho...
16 Aug, 2021, 10.04 PM IST
Srinagar administration bans use and sale of dronesThe order, issued by the Srinagar district magistrate, came in the wake of a drone attack on the Air Force station in Jammu on June 26 and ...
05 Jul, 2021, 08.27 AM IST
J&K authorities ban use, possession & transport of drones in SrinagarThe order says government departments using drones for mapping, surveys and surveillance in agricultural, environmental conservation and di...
04 Jul, 2021, 07.36 PM IST
Agriculture ministry gets nod for using drones for crop loss assessment“Initially, drones can be used over agricultural areas of 100 districts of 10 states where gram panchayat level yield estimation will be re...
19 Feb, 2021, 05.54 PM IST
Centre to roll out drone survey for property validationThe central government has decided to take a leaf out of the state government's drone survey to map habitations in rural areas and replicat...
24 Apr, 2020, 02.59 PM IST
Comprehensive security in place for India Africa SummitDelhi Police have put in place a comprehensive security cover for the India-Africa summit and will go for aerial survey and roof-top markin...
13 Jul, 2018, 05.16 PM IST
Railways to deploy drones to monitor projectsCameras (UAV/NETRA) will be used for various railway activities especially project monitoring and maintenance of tracks and other railway i...
08 Jan, 2018, 03.10 PM IST
China begins commercial production of drone that rivals US MQ-9 ReaperThe CH-5, on the other hand, cannot operate at more than 9,000 metres, which makes it vulnerable to some anti-aircraft weaponry.
18 Jul, 2017, 12.04 PM IST
Civilian drones may account for bulk of 40,000 UAVs in Indian skies despite ban by regulatorCivil drones, which also include toy drones, bear price tags in the range of Rs 2,000 and Rs 50,000; a rough calculation hints at the prese...
06 Jul, 2017, 01.01 AM IST
Centre favours use of drones to check illegal miningMost of these state-run companies either are in the mining sector or have captive mines, and drones can help them in checking illegal minin...
02 Nov, 2016, 05.19 PM IST
Civil Aviation Ministry awaits Home Ministry inputs on drones policyRecently, officials from the Civil Aviation Ministry held discussions with their counterparts in the Home Ministry about the proposed regul...
31 Oct, 2016, 06.13 PM IST
Drones to inspect progress of railway projectsIndian Railway has used drones for the first time for inspecting a mega rail project to assess the progress on the ground and the flying ma...
17 Apr, 2016, 12.18 PM IST
Drones to help Rajasthan, Gujarat farmers detect crop diseasesWeather forecaster Skymet has already conducted a pilot project in parts of Gujarat to map the groundnut crop.
19 Feb, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Learning With The Times : Israel 1st nation to use drones in warDrone is a military aircraft without a human operator on board. It is cheaper than the conventional fighter planes and it can be deployed i...
22 Dec, 2014, 12.16 PM IST
- Navy hunts for drones to operate underwater
Armed forces are inducting a large number of spy drones.
14 Jul, 2010, 08.40 AM IST