These drones can assist in crowd control and surveillance

India replaced drone rules that were considered restrictive with a more liberalised set of norms last month, noting the potential of the country becoming a global drone hub by 2030.

Karanpal Singh, founder of one of largest helicopter operators in India, says vertical aviation is designed to fulfil the short-haul need, which is basically converting a drive of 2-5 hours into 15-20 minutes’ flight. The company, he says, has seen a 65 percent…

BotLab Dynamics, led by IIT alumni, was given an initial seed fund of Rs 1 crore for R&D by Department of Science & Technology and then Rs 2.5 crore for scale-up and commercialisation by Technology Development Board to develop a first of its kind tech project…

Dutta added that with the adoption of electric helicopters and urban air mobility drones in the industry, the cost of flying in a helicopter is expected to fall considerably in the years to come, which will drive up demand for the segment.

As many as 1600 delegates comprising government officials, diplomats, armed forces, central armed police forces, PSUs, private companies and drone startups are expected to participate in the two-day event

The New Delhi-based drone startup along with Aster DM Healthcare will conduct the deliveries between Kozhikode and Mallapuram districts