What Union Budget 2025 can do for a drone revolution that Indian agriculture needs
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What Union Budget 2025 can do for a drone revolution that Indian agriculture needs

Firstpost  

The Indian agricultural drone market, currently valued at $145.4 million, is projected to soar to $13 billion by 2030 India’s agricultural sector is undergoing a remarkable transformation driven by the integration of advanced technologies like drones. With the government’s continued emphasis on modernising rural livelihoods and fostering sustainable farming practices, there are immense expectations from the upcoming Union Budget 2024-25 for the agri-drone revolution. With the aim to equip around 14,500 women SHGs with drone technology by 2026, the government is not only promoting precision farming but also creating entrepreneurial opportunities for women in rural areas. We hope this year’s Union Budget will reflect a robust commitment to fostering a technology-driven agricultural ecosystem, offering targeted incentives for agritech startups and skill development programs for rural youth.

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Taking Agriculture To New Heights: How Drones Are Upping The Farming Game With Made-In-India Tech & Made-For-India Goals
1 month ago

Taking Agriculture To New Heights: How Drones Are Upping The Farming Game With Made-In-India Tech & Made-For-India Goals

ABP News  

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi piloted a drone at the inauguration of Bharat Mandapam, it was more than just a display of cutting-edge technology. Drive For Drones The Namo Drone Didi scheme, launched in 2023 as part of a central sector initiative, aims to empower women-led self-help groups by equipping them with drone technology to offer agricultural services. "We worked …

Set up start-ups in drones with ₹5 lakh subsidy, official tells youth
1 month, 1 week ago

Set up start-ups in drones with ₹5 lakh subsidy, official tells youth

Deccan Chronicle  

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Centre allots 90 drones AP to use for farming
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Centre allots 90 drones AP to use for farming

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada:Centre has allotted to Andhra Pradesh 90 drones to Andhra Pradesh under Phase – 1 of “Namo Drone Didi Yojana” in 2024–25 for using them in farming. A state-level committee has decided to allocate these drones to progressive women self-help groups in various districts of the state under the National Rural Livelihoods Mission of the central Rural Development ministry. A …

Drones Changing the Face of Farmlands in Telugu States
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Drones Changing the Face of Farmlands in Telugu States

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In the fertile fields of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, a quiet technological revolution is transforming agricultural practices. Drones eliminate that risk entirely.” These stories are part of a larger transformation driven by Hyderabad-based start-ups like Marut Drones, which is pioneering the ‘Drone as a service’ model. “Our aim is to make drone technology accessible and affordable for all farmers, …

AP Agriculture Budget: Stress on Kisan Drone Technology and Digital Agriculture
2 months ago

AP Agriculture Budget: Stress on Kisan Drone Technology and Digital Agriculture

Deccan Chronicle  

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Sky’s the limit for Marut Drones
2 months ago

Sky’s the limit for Marut Drones

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: While the recent Series A funding of $6.2 million for drone tech firm Marut Drones will help it establish itself as a nationwide provider of comprehensive drone technology, the DGCA-certified company for manufacturing drones and training operators is still prioritising agricultural productivity. In Telangana, drones made by the firm have proven invaluable across sectors: they assist the GHMC in …

Andhra University team develops India’s first drone motor
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Andhra University team develops India’s first drone motor

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam:A team of graduates and scholars from Andhra University’s Engineering College has achieved a significant milestone by developing a prototype motor for drones, marking the first of its kind in India. The group, which formed a startup named Technorama last year, operates under the Andhra University Incubation Council’s A-Hub and is focused on indigenizing drone components, primarily motors, which are …

Drone Industry in Talks for Self-Regulation of Standards to Boost Localization
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Drone Industry in Talks for Self-Regulation of Standards to Boost Localization

Live Mint  

Drone firms in India are in talks to establish a self-regulatory code of operations to boost localization and ensure quality standards. The discussions are focused on establishing a set of standards for components, research and development programs, and building advanced drones akin to those used by specialized companies in the US. The government recognizes the need for self-regulation to create …

Will a new incentives package help India's drone industry lift off?
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Will a new incentives package help India's drone industry lift off?

Live Mint  

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All you need to know about ‘Namo Drone Didis’ initiative
10 months ago

All you need to know about ‘Namo Drone Didis’ initiative

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the Sashakt Nari Viksit Bharat programme in Delhi on Monday. During the programme, he witnessed agricultural drone demonstrations conducted by Namo Drone Didis at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi. Drone Didi Sunita PM Modi also interacted with the Namo Drone Didis and asked them about the help they are getting under …

All you need to know about ‘Namo Drone Didis’ initiative
10 months ago

All you need to know about ‘Namo Drone Didis’ initiative

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the Sashakt Nari Viksit Bharat programme in Delhi on Monday. During the programme, he witnessed agricultural drone demonstrations conducted by Namo Drone Didis at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi. Drone Didi Sunita {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} PM Modi also interacted with the Namo Drone Didis and asked them about the help …

Haryana budget: Govt announces interest waiver on crop loans
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Haryana budget: Govt announces interest waiver on crop loans

Hindustan Times  

Without scaling up the size of the splurge, the BJP-JJP coalition government in Haryana sprinkled some doles to placate the restive farmers in its last budget presented in the Vidhan Sabha on Friday. Clearly, the vote-catching populist pitch was missing in the 48-page budget document of chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar, who is also a finance minister, even as the …

How drones could transform Indian agriculture.
11 months, 3 weeks ago

How drones could transform Indian agriculture.

Slate  

On a sweltering October afternoon, Hardeep Sharma, 39, hauls a 40-liter portable petrol engine on his back to spray insecticide across a 3-acre sugarcane field. Some 50 yards from Singh’s farm, Ajay Kumar, 37, says he almost gave up farming on his 20 acres of land—but the introduction of drones has helped turn things around. But we’re talking about agriculture, …

Scindia says Drone Akka scheme training 1,700 AP women
1 year, 1 month ago

Scindia says Drone Akka scheme training 1,700 AP women

Deccan Chronicle  

Kakinada: Union civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Sunday said the union government is bringing in reforms, which will make India a strong economic force by 2047. Speaking as chief guest at the Vikasit Bharat Sankalp Yatra programme organised at the Dosakayalapalli village in Rajanagaram mandal of East Godavari district on Sunday, Scindia said under the Drone Akka scheme, 1,700 …

Drones fuel the dreams of rural women in Assam
1 year, 3 months ago

Drones fuel the dreams of rural women in Assam

The Hindu  

Unmanned aerial vehicles have provided an opportunity to a set of women in rural Assam to make their grounded dreams take flight again. Meet Riju Begum, Romina Begum, Himadri Talukdar, Ritumoni Kalita, Rinku Moni Medhi, and Minakhi Barman – six of 40 members of women’s self-help groups who qualified for arguably the first short-term gender-specific course in India to operate, …

Meet the high-flyer in India’s drones club
1 year, 3 months ago

Meet the high-flyer in India’s drones club

Live Mint  

Bengaluru: In the 2009 Bollywood movie 3 Idiots, Aamir Khan, who plays an engineering student named Rancho, guides a drone with four rotors to the window of a classmate’s hostel room and catches him unguarded… and unclad. The drone manufacturing potential in India could be worth $4.2 billion by 2025, growing to $23 billion by 2030, according to an August …

Now, drones to monitor MGNREGA worksites
1 year, 4 months ago

Now, drones to monitor MGNREGA worksites

The Hindu  

Increasing its surveillance of worksites under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act scheme, the Union Ministry of Rural Development will be pressing drones into service to monitor both the progress and quality of assets produced. According to a standard operating procedure recently issued by the Ministry, the drones will be used for four types of monitoring: surveying the …

India’s US drone deal worth ₹25,000 crore: Check details
1 year, 6 months ago

India’s US drone deal worth ₹25,000 crore: Check details

Live Mint  

India is set to submit a letter of request to the US government this week to initiate the procurement of 31 MQ-9B remotely piloted aircraft systems under the foreign military sales program, the Hindustan Times reported citing officials familiar with the matter. The acceptance of necessity for the purchase of the MQ-9B General Atomics high-altitude long endurance drones was granted …

Fast-tracking the flight of India’s drone industry
1 year, 7 months ago

Fast-tracking the flight of India’s drone industry

Hindustan Times  

India is keen to leverage its nascent civilian drone industry to become a global hub. In what this brief collectively calls the Drone Regulations 3.0, it includes the liberalised Drone Rules 2021, a production-linked incentive scheme, the unmanned aerial vehicle traffic management policy, the certification scheme for unmanned aircraft systems, the drone import policy, and the Drone Rules, 2022. This …

Around ₹30cr disbursed by government under drone PLI scheme: Official
1 year, 9 months ago

Around ₹30cr disbursed by government under drone PLI scheme: Official

Hindustan Times  

The government has disbursed around ₹30 crore during fiscal year 2022-23 under the Production Linked Incentive Scheme for 12 drone manufacturers and 11 drone component manufacturers, a government official confirmed to HT. “The eligibility norm for Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and startups is at nominal levels and the coverage of the scheme also includes developers of drone-related …

Andhra to distribute 2,000 drones to farmers, Rs 15,000 crore for paddy procurement
1 year, 11 months ago

Andhra to distribute 2,000 drones to farmers, Rs 15,000 crore for paddy procurement

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The YSR Congress government is spending Rs 15,000 crore for procurement of paddy, including discoloured grain, and would distribute 2,000 drones to farmers for farm-related activities. The officials said they were working on plans to distribute Kisan drones and agricultural implements on a 50 per cent subsidy to farmers through RBKs. The officials said that on the instructions of …

Civil aviation ministry outlines operational guidelines for PLI scheme for drones and drone components
2 years, 1 month ago

Civil aviation ministry outlines operational guidelines for PLI scheme for drones and drone components

India TV News  

PLI scheme: The civil aviation ministry has outlined the operational guidelines for the Production Linked Incentive scheme for drones and drone components. According to reports, the PLI scheme is to be implemented during the 2022-23 to 2024-25 period for which the central government has granted an outlay of Rs 120 crore. According to the ministry's notification, Indian MSMEs and startups …

Chittoor district to get 93 drones for precision farming
2 years, 4 months ago

Chittoor district to get 93 drones for precision farming

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: State government has framed guidelines for precision farming using drones to make agriculture more profitable by reducing input costs. As part of it, government has sanctioned 93 drones to farmers associated with Rythu Bharosa Kendras in Chittoor district. There will be a drone hiring centre in each RBK, which farmers can contact to use drones for their farming operations. …

India's indigenous drones set to take flight but concerns remain: Experts
2 years, 7 months ago

India's indigenous drones set to take flight but concerns remain: Experts

India TV News  

Highlights India's drone industry expected to play an instrumental role in public services Popularity and adoption of drone technology is catching up across India India recently organised its biggest drone festival in the national capital With a growing indigenous base of manufacturers, India's drone industry may play an instrumental role in public services such as agriculture, defence, healthcare and infrastructure …

PM Modi to inaugurate Drone Festival in Delhi today. Details here
2 years, 7 months ago

PM Modi to inaugurate Drone Festival in Delhi today. Details here

Live Mint  

In Delhi's Pragati Maidan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate India's biggest Drone Festival - Bharat Drone Mahotsav 2022 today at 10 AM. During the two-day Bharat Drone Mahotsav, over 1,600 delegates comprising government officials, foreign diplomats, armed forces, central armed police forces, PSUs, private companies and drone startups etc, will participate in the Mahotsav. The festival will also showcase …

A drone expert explains the challenges startups will face with drone based deliveries
2 years, 7 months ago

A drone expert explains the challenges startups will face with drone based deliveries

Firstpost  

As fascinating as drones are, the regulations around buying, importing and using drones have been a quagmire for quite some time, especially for enthusiasts. With a number of food and grocery delivery startups as well as established e-commerce players planning to get into drone based deliveries, we need strong players in the Indian market, who have developed the technology indigenously. …

Drones Can Help India's Agro Industry to Take Off, Lift Other Sectors: VFLYX CEO
2 years, 8 months ago

Drones Can Help India's Agro Industry to Take Off, Lift Other Sectors: VFLYX CEO

News 18  

When it comes to technical advancement, the scenario is not the same as 10 years ago. News18 spoke to Vishal Saurav, CEO & Founder of VFLYX India, a drone technology company based in Bengaluru planning to invest around 3.4 million dollars in R&D, manufacturing, and testing of drones. We are expecting the drone market to grow tenfold in the next …

Drones to reboot farming activities
2 years, 9 months ago

Drones to reboot farming activities

The Hindu  

Aerial drones look set to bring about major changes in agricultural activities in the State just as elsewhere in the world. Department sources say the use of drones can help in judicious use of fertilizers and the technology has been widely deployed in neighbouring States. Recent trials and demonstrations have helped farmers embrace the unmanned aerial vehicle technology and it …

Andhra Pradesh to use drone technology for farming
2 years, 10 months ago

Andhra Pradesh to use drone technology for farming

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh government has unveiled plans to introduce drone technology in the state’s farming sector. Agriculture minister Kurasala Kannababu announced the state’s move to use drone technology while presenting the agriculture and allied sectors budget in the assembly. The drones would help farmers optimise the use of inputs like water, fertilizers and seeds, in spraying operations, in addition …

Indian Govt Invites Drone Industry To Apply For Rs 120 Crore PLI Scheme
2 years, 10 months ago

Indian Govt Invites Drone Industry To Apply For Rs 120 Crore PLI Scheme

News 18  

The Indian government is now looking for active participation from the country’s drone industry and wants companies to apply for its special production linked incentive or PLI scheme that was announced in September last year. The scheme is giving drone companies a chance to get a total incentive of Rs 120 crore which is covered over the period of three …

Making of India's drone economy
2 years, 11 months ago

Making of India's drone economy

Business Standard  

BotLab Dynamics -- a start-up incubated at IIT Delhi -- put up a 10-minute drone show on January 29 during the culmination of Republic Day celebrations. The government expects the drone manufacturing industry to invest over Rs 5,000 crore over the next three years and generate 10,000 direct jobs. By FY24, it estimates the turnover of the drone manufacturing industry …

Govt to Promote Kisan Drones, Chemical-free Natural Farming in 2022-23: FM
2 years, 11 months ago

Govt to Promote Kisan Drones, Chemical-free Natural Farming in 2022-23: FM

News 18  

New Delhi: The Centre will promote Kisan Drones, chemical-free natural farming, public-private partnerships for the delivery of digital and high-tech services to farmers across the country during the financial year 2022-23, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday. The finance minister further said the government will promote chemical-free natural farming throughout the country with a focus on farmers lands in …

This is How the Emerging Drone Industry Can Have Its Make in India Moment
3 years, 5 months ago

This is How the Emerging Drone Industry Can Have Its Make in India Moment

News 18  

As India opens its arms to embrace a liberalized drone ecosystem with the Draft Drone Rules 2021, the drone industry is eyeing a boundless sky for the drones to take off. In such a scenario, even the largest drone manufacturers in the country are forced to import crucial components for drones, depriving India of a chance to go truly atmanirbhar …

Govt. allows ICRISAT to use drones for agricultural research
4 years, 1 month ago

Govt. allows ICRISAT to use drones for agricultural research

The Hindu  

The government has allowed Hyderabad-based International Crops Research Institute to use drones for agricultural research activities, an official release said on Monday. Granting the institute a “conditional” exemption from some of the rules applicable for deployment of drones, the Civil Aviation Ministry said the institute can gather data for agricultural research activities within the ICRISAT research field using remotely piloted …

Opinion | Tackling farm distress through technology
6 years, 3 months ago

Opinion | Tackling farm distress through technology

Live Mint  

Indian agriculture is currently in a precarious state with extended glut and farmer unrest across the country. Inefficient crop monitoring, lack of policy preparedness and inadequate crop insurance have been a source of predicament for the farmers and have long plagued India’s agriculture. This is good news for the agriculture sector because drone technology is a potent solution for crop …

India needs drone guidelines on par with global standards
6 years, 4 months ago

India needs drone guidelines on par with global standards

Hindustan Times  

The ministry of civil aviation has announced a policy allowing individuals and companies to fly drones from December 1, in areas other than those barred for security reasons. According to the civil aviation ministry, drones are a technology platform with wide-ranging applications from photography to agriculture, from infrastructure asset maintenance to insurance. The preparation of these drone regulations through a …

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