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
Proposed drone rules will open up new opportunities
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
'Updated rules are built on a premise of trust and self-certification,' says civil aviation ministry.
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.
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
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
Start-ups are offering the latest technology to help health workers
Drone-driven applications are a vast and intriguing new market opportunity for India's entrepreneurs
The US, Israel and China currently lead the world in military drone technology