Drone Technology Can Help Covid Vaccine Reach Remote Areas, Says Minister
Highlighting the significance of drone technology, the government has said that it would play a significant role in providing vaccines in remote territories across the country and provide an impetus to the vaccination drive.
Minister for Civil Aviation while addressing an event organised by industry body Ficci, Jyotiraditya Scindia said that the government is working as an “anchor customer” for vaccine usage and is also mapping and creating demand for drone technology in India.
The productivity linked scheme for drones which has been recently cleared by the government, will help attract more investments into the country and also generate employment, Mr Scindia said, while urging industry bodies to help the technology to grow.
The minister further said that the Centre's Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas or SVAMITVA scheme also aims to use drones to map villages.
The productivity linked incentive scheme as well as the new drone rules will also help domestic manufacturing of drones, Mr Scindia said.
“A 40 per cent value addition threshold for the sector gives a unique advantage to get off to a flying start,” he informed.
Promotion of the new technology is crucial for the drone industry's growth, the minister noted.
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High US Salaries, No Green Card Certainty: The Financial Calculation Facing Indian H-1B Families
The suspension of PERM processing at eight technology employers does not cancel existing H-1B visas. What it does is force a question many Indian families have been avoiding: is the US salary worth tying your career and family plans to one employer?
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Unhedged Position: Can India See An Indonesia-Style Time Correction?
The Nifty is trading below levels it first clocked in 2024. Is there, then, as I have suggested in the headline, potential that the current time correction drags on painfully for the next three-five, even ten years?
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Navigating Friction And Energy Realities: An Analysis Of Marco Rubio's October Visit To India
Occurring at a critical juncture marked by stalled trade negotiations and escalating geopolitical pressures over global energy supplies, the visit offers a profound window into modern US-India relations.
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India Exports Capital. Why Not Export Trusteeship?
The big question, then, is whether India can build an institution that global borrowers, investors, banks, and lawyers can trust, even without an Indian connection.
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France's Economy & Politics Are In Crisis | The Reason Why
Let's look at how the French economy and politics evolved under Nicolas Sarkozy, Franois Hollande and Emmanuel Macron.
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You May Inherit The Business. You Must Earn Its Credibility.
Succession tests the founder's ability to share authority as much as it tests the next generation's readiness to assume it.
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Signing Deals Is One Thing; Making Them Work Is Another | The Week In Whys
Sometimes, things don't turn out as planned. Indian companies have lost some bids to rivals, some projects won't produce until 2030.
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FOMC Wall, PERM Suspension, Hospital Stocks | Talking Points This Week
A PERM suspension would directly affect green-card sponsorship rather than H-1B visas, so the near-term earnings impact could remain relatively limited. The key question is whether this marks a new phase in US scrutiny of Indian IT.
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Everything, Everywhere, All At Once: Dalal Street's Week To Forget | Joining The Dots
Visa curbs, a Starlink spat and cancer drug caps: what connects this week's shocks for Indian markets
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India Is Going Abroad For Critical Minerals. But It May Take Years To Pay Off | The Reason Why
Although India's steps are in the right direction, they remain modest compared with India's growing dependence.
