Drones
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Locust attacks in Rajasthan: Drones, planes to be used to fight locust swarms
India | May 26, 2020 21:15 ISTMajor states in the country have been hit by locust attacks. The attacks said to be the worst in nearly 26 years, are likely to turn severe by next month. Rajasthan has been the most-affected region. However, due to favorable weather conditions this year, these insects have also turned towards other states.
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Police using drones to monitor lockdown situation in JandK's Poonch
News | April 11, 2020 14:26 ISTAdvanced drones are being used in Jammu and Kashmir to monitor lockdown situating.
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COVID-19: Drones used to enforce 21-day lockdown, more booked for violating prohibitory orders
India | March 26, 2020 20:43 ISTDrones were deployed to warn people against breaching restrictions and more booked for the violations on the second day of the three-week coronavirus lockdown on Thursday, as central and state authorities ramped up measures to ensure there was no supply disruption of essential commodities.
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Amazon Web Services to boost drone innovation in India: Here's how
Technology | January 06, 2020 16:52 ISTAmazon Cloud services to help in boosting drone innovation in India: Here's how it will work.
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Mysterious drones spotted in America, no one knows who's behind them
World | January 02, 2020 18:47 ISTMysterious drones have been flying over Colorado and Nebraska in recent weeks, and authorities can't figure out who's behind the aircraft. Authorities have reportedly spotted more than 16 unmanned drones flying in northeast Colorado after they received multiple reports of drone sightings last month.
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BSF working on tech solutions to combat drones along Indo-Pak border: DG
India | December 01, 2019 11:31 ISTBSF Director General V K Johri also said that the force has expanded its "strategic capabilities" by using new technology and intelligence to guard the over 6,386 km long borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh.
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One arrested with consignment of drone at IGI airport
Crime | November 16, 2019 10:33 ISTThe sources in the Customs Department said, "The value of the seized goods is around Rs 26 lakh. Around 10,000 memory cards, 5-6 mobile phones, four DJI drones and four MI drones have been seized."
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Using drones to counter drones long-term solution: Thales official
World | October 26, 2019 18:00 ISTAlex Cresswell, executive vice president, land and air systems, Thales, said laser-directed energy weapons, missile solutions and radio-frequency (RF) jamming devices were being asked for in India as counter-drone measures
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BSF spots three drones along Indo-Pak border in Punjab
India | October 22, 2019 15:25 ISTThough there were reports that Border Security Force (BSF) troops fired at the drones coming from the Pakistani side on Monday night, there was no official confirmation.
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Now, BSF to use anti-drone technology on Indo-Pak border | EXCLUSIVE
India | October 14, 2019 17:37 ISTThe Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has given green signal to the Border Security Force (BSF) to use anti-drone technology. This comes as a big nod by the government in wake of recent spurt of UAVs being spotted across the India-Pakistan international border. The BSF can now procure the anti-drone technology to detect and effectively engage rogue drones.
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Drones spotted in Punjab
India | October 08, 2019 17:45 ISTThe BSF on Tuesday sighted two high-flying drones along with Punjab's Hussainiwala sector, days after police recovered Pakistani drones used to airdrop arms and ammunition in border areas of the state.
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GPS-fitted drones from Pakistan airdropped weapons into Indian area
India | September 25, 2019 13:45 ISTGPS-fitted drones capable of lifting up to 10 kg flew in from Pakistan seven to eight times to airdrop the cache of arms, ammunition and fake currency seized in Punjab's Tarn Taran district, a police probe revealed on Wednesday.
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Delhi High Court directs use of drones to detect illegal constructions
India | September 24, 2019 16:00 ISTA division bench of the high court presided over by Justices Hima Kohli and Asha Menon also directed the civic agency and the Delhi Fire Services to submit their report in this regard before the next date of hearing.
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Saudi Arabia says Iran missiles, drones attacked oil sites
World | September 18, 2019 22:45 ISTSaudi Arabia alleged Wednesday an attack by drones and cruise missiles on the heart of the kingdom’s oil industry was “unquestionably sponsored by Iran,” naming but not directly accusing Tehran of launching the assault. Iran denies being involved in the attack claimed by Yemeni rebels, and has threatened the U.S. that it will retaliate “immediately” if Tehran is targeted in response.
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Maharashtra to deploy drones for emergency medical supplies
India | September 16, 2019 18:42 ISTScheduled for an early 2020 launch, the Maharashtra Medical Drone Delivery Service (MMDDS) will be available 24x7, on-demand, and would include emergency deliveries of blood products, vaccines and life-saving medication.
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Use drones to identify water logging sites in city: Delhi High Court
India | July 15, 2019 18:11 ISTThe high court noted that on the one hand, there is logging and on the other an acute shortage of water."This we say so that the department can look into this aspect and consider rainwater harvesting near those sites, where there are clogging and collection of water," the bench said.
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Development of swarms of drones underway to take out airstrikes like Balakot
India | July 12, 2019 12:51 ISTThe functioning of these drones is stipulated to be inspired by the Balakot airstrike. ALFA-S or Air-Launched Flexible Asset (Swarm) is the name given to the drones.
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Drones, snipers to keep hawk's eye on Kanwar Yatra
India | July 07, 2019 22:19 ISTDrones and a helicopter will be used for aerial surveillance during the upcoming Kanwar Yatra, while snipers and teams of Anti-Terror Squad will be positioned at crucial spots to ensure security of thousands of pilgrims, top Uttar Pradesh government officials said Sunday.
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Zomato drone tests food packet delivery at 80kmph
India | June 12, 2019 18:28 IST"The drone was tested last week at one of the remote sites approved by the DGCA. Such tests are done at very remote sites which are especially designed to conduct such tests," Zomato told IANS.
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NASA’s first-of-kind tests look to manage drones in cities
Science | May 24, 2019 17:23 ISTNASA has launched the final stage of a four-year effort to develop a national traffic management system for drones, testing them in cities for the first time beyond the operator’s line of sight as businesses look in the future to unleash the unmanned devices in droves above busy streets and buildings.
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