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logistics drones to swarm drones, One of the innovative uses
to ‘kamikaze’ suicide drones. of drones is for the speedy
In this scenario, India is also transport of critical items such
upgrading its defence forces with as medicines, vaccines, and
this technology having procured blood samples, and other
a variety of drones over the last healthcare items. In hilly and
few years to strengthen its land, mountainous areas, drones can
water, and air superiority. cut the transport time of these
One of the largest items by as much as 5-6 times
deployments of drones in the compared to road transport,
country has been initiated as a with the potential to save human
part of the SVAMITVA scheme lives. Pilots of such use cases
in which drones are being used have already been carried out
for mapping the land parcels of in Meghalaya, Uttarakhand, and
6.6 lakh villages across India to Himachal Pradesh with the aim to
create accurate digitized property advance and operationalize this
records. Today, more than 2 technology.
lakh villages have already been As this sunrise sector grows,
surveyed using drones, making the drone industry is expected
this a globally unprecedented to generate more than 10,000
use of drone technology for rural direct jobs in the near term,
development. including drone pilots, data
The use of drones in analysts, hardware and software
agriculture is also picking up developers, and manufacturing,
pace. Kisan drones are being service & repair technicians. With
used for the effective spraying a focus on indigenous R&D and
of pesticides and nutrients manufacturing, the Indian drone
over farms, thereby reducing industry is on an upward growth
time, improving efficiency, and trend and on its way to becoming
enhancing safety. Drones with a global drone hub by 2030. Time
advanced sensors are also will tell how this decade will be the
being used to digitize farms for golden age for innovation and the
crop health analysis, land usage proliferation of drone technology
planning, transparent & quick in India.
settlement of insurance claims,
and many more.

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