Tag: Drones

Gadkari said that the construction of highways is reducing the travel time between various cities like Chennai-Bengaluru which will be of help for organ transportation.

This will make India the fourth country, after China, Russia and UK, to carry out such a large-scale show with these unmanned aerial vehicles, Union Minister of State Science and Technology Jitendra Singh said on Friday.

A '1,000 Drones Light Show' will light up the dark skies at the 'Beating the Retreat Ceremony' on January 29, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology Jitendra Singh said on Friday.

The Ministry of Home Affairs had, on November 11, has extended the e jurisdiction of the BSF from 15 km to 50 km inside the international borders in Punjab, West Bengal, and Assam by Government Notification dated October 11, 2021 while this was reduced from 80 km to 50 km inside the international borders in Gujarat.

Bhubaneswar: Apprehending possible terror attacks by terrorists and Maoists, Odisha police is planning to use anti-drone devices and make registration mandatory for commercial use of drones. “In the near future a policy will be brought and Odisha police is preparing itself for using drones for security purposes,” DGP RP Sharma said. The DGP today met […]

San Francisco: Chinese officials have busted a gang that was involved in smuggling iPhones worth 500 million yuan (roughly $79.5 million) into the country using drones, the media reported. “Shenzhen customs cracked a criminal network that smuggled imported electronic products using the unmanned overhead line, commonly known as ‘flying line’ in Shenzhen-Hong Kong border area,” Legal […]

New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has come up with draft regulations on civil use of drones which will also enable commercial use of drones for tasks like photography, doorstep delivery and even passenger transport, Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju announced on Wednesday. Under the draft rules, the drones are classified […]

Guwahati: With over 50 per cent of the Kaziranga National Park in Assam submerged by flood waters, the park authorities have flown in drones to ensure security of animals in the park, particularly the famed one-horned rhinoceros. Two drones have been engaged to enhance the vigil and monitor the movement of animals, most of whom […]

Beijing: China has launched a swarm of 119 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), breaking the previous record of 67 drones, an official said on Sunday. According to the China Electronics Technology Group Corp (CETC), the 119 drones performed catapult-assisted take-offs and formations in the sky, reports Xinhua news agency. The “swarm intelligence” is regarded as the […]

Washington: A team of researchers from the University of California – Riverside has used a computer model to simulate mating behaviour in moths that can help develop better drones. Male moths locate females by navigating along the latter’s pheromone (odour) plume, often flying hundreds of metres to do so. Two strategies are involved to accomplish […]

Gaza: Israeli Army warplanes, drones and artillery continued striking militants’ facilities in the Gaza Strip on Saturday in response to the firing of barrages of rockets from the coastal enclave into Israel, the media reported. One Palestinian was killed and seven were wounded in the Israeli airstrikes on various military facilities all over the Gaza […]

Bhubaneswar: In an unprecedented move, the Odisha government will now use drones to trace about 4,000 spotted deer who are missing from Balukhand-Konark sanctuary in Puri district following extremely severe cyclone Fani which left a trail of devastation in coastal areas of the State. Post Fani’s landfall on May 3, most of the deer of […]

Puri: After the landfall of devastating cyclone Fani in Odisha, Balukhand sanctuary became one of the worst hit tourist spots. Though the Odisha Forest Department has said that it is trying its best to restore the sanctuary known for its swathes of flora and fauna, many believe that it may take as many as 5 […]

New York: Researchers have developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based system that can help drones to land more safely and quickly, while gobbling up less power. The system, dubbed the “Neural Lander,” is a learning-based controller that tracks the position and speed of the drone, and modifies its landing trajectory and rotor speed accordingly to achieve […]

New Delhi: Emerging technology, like blockchain technology, Artificial Intelligence, virtual reality, drones, cloud computing — are all on the table of the Narendra Modi government as it pushes ahead to realise the goal of better e-governance for citizens. As part of its vision of providing a One Government experience to citizens, the Modi government is […]