India Launches NIDAR to Boost Drone Innovation
- On 18th March 2025, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and Drone Federation India (DFI) launched the National Innovation Challenge for Drone Application and Research (NIDAR) under the SwaYaan initiative.
- The challenge is designed to engage India’s student and research communities in developing autonomous drones for real-world applications, focusing on disaster management and precision agriculture.
- Under the disaster management category, students will design scout and delivery drones to assist in identifying and supporting survivors in disaster-hit areas through scouting, communication, and parcel ....
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