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More than 75 drone start-ups participated in a two-day drone festival unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday. Global UAV player ideaForge’s co-founder and CEO Ankit Mehta comments on the government’s push for drones. There have been several policy announcements in the past 18 months on drones — from liberalised rules …

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation’s (MDEC) expectation to hit 20 per cent growth in e-commerce contribution to the digital economy can be achieved as the Covid-19 pandemic has given a huge boost to digital adoption among entrepreneurs. Vice-president of digitally powered businesses (industry-supply) Gopi Ganesalingam said that in …

The situation in Logan is a good example of how community anxiety about the use of drones can be allayed over time and the pandemic has ended up reinforcing the usefulness of drones across a range of sectors, from delivery of goods and 3D mapping. Loading Jonathan Bass, head of …

Drones made by Sagar Defence Engineering were used by the Mumbai Police to monitor lockdowns in … [+] Dharavi. Sagar Defence Engineering When India went under a nationwide lockdown in March to curb the spread of the coronavirus, civic authorities in the financial capital of Mumbai, knew they had a …

New York City’s police department is reportedly considering the use of “pandemic drone” technology to determine if people are infected with coronavirus, even though a Connecticut town has already scrapped its plan due to privacy concerns. Westport residents were successful in stymying plans for a drone that could detect a person’s …

Martha Mendoza, Associated Press Updated 9:02 am PDT, Wednesday, May 27, 2020 With a loud whir and a whoosh, a fixed-wing drone slingshots out of a medical warehouse, zips through hazy skies at 80 mph, pops open a belly hatch and drops a box of medical supplies. Slowed by a little …

“These companies clearly see their moment to sweep out all that democratic engagement and have the same kind of power as their Chinese competitors” For a few fleeting moments during the New York governor Andrew Cuomo’s daily coronavirus briefing on Wednesday 6 May, the sombre grimace that has filled our …

The name probably killed it before it even got off the ground. On April 22nd, the Westport, CT Police Department announced that it had commenced testing five days earlier on “pandemic drones” to enforce social distancing as well as monitor the spread of the coronavirus through the tony suburb north …

WESTPORT, Conn. (CBSNewYork) — The town of Westport, Connecticut, will begin using “pandemic drone” test flights to combat the spread of the coronavirus. The drones will be equipped with a system that displays a person’s fever, heart and respiratory rates. RELATED STORY: Police Departments Use Drones To Enforce Social Distancing …

Drones are being increasingly called into action during the COVID-19 crisis, primarily as surveillance tools and mobile speakers to remind people about the importance of lockdown. But there are other use-cases for drones, too. Last month, Digital Trends wrote about how Draganfly, one of the longest-serving commercial drone companies, was …