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Nation Progress with Technology
INDIA HAS POTENTIAL TO

BECOME A DRONE HUB

he government is serious about becoming
Tself-reliant in the field of drone technology and
its application in the interests of students, farmers,
and the country's last person standing in the last
row. This is why the government is actively looking
for new ways for farmers, students, and start-ups DRONE TECHNOLOGY GEARING UP FOR
to use drones. On the back of its start-up power,
India is moving at a fast pace towards becoming A MAJOR CHANGE
the world's foremost expert in drone technology. Digital mapping of every property in the
Drone technology will not only boost the country's villages of the country is being done for
prosperity, but it will also create jobs. the first time using drone technology
Inaugurating India's biggest drone festival, Bharat under the PM Svamitva Yojana. When the
Drone Mahotsava 2022, Prime Minister Narendra reconstruction work in Kedarnath began, the
Modi says, "It is my dream that India should have Prime Minister used drones to monitor the
a smartphone in every hand, a drone in every farm, progress.
and prosperity in every home." Drones are being During COVID in India, the vaccine was
employed in cities, as well as rural areas, distant delivered to the people via drone, and it was
tribal communities, and steep, difficult places, also used to spray urea for farmers. To grow
where different types of drones are proving to be trees in forests, seeds are dropped from
quite useful. above by drones.
The passion for drone technology in India is On the occasion of Beating Retreat this year,
incredible. This enthusiasm is palpable; it reflects the skies were illuminated for 10 minutes by
India's tremendous leap in drone services and drone- 1000 drones, making India the fourth country
based industries. It demonstrates the potential of a in the world to organise such a show. Drone
developing significant sector in India for job creation imports are now permitted in India only for
research and development, defense, and
NARENDRA MODI, PRIME MINISTER
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