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By Prathiba Raju and Abhijeet Singh New Delhi: Humanity’s oldest and deadliest vector-borne disease, malaria has continued to be a silent killer. Although there has been continuous impressive gains in reduction of the disease burden in the country, the emerging and re-emerging diseases transmitted by mosquitoes pose a growing threat. …

Canadian drone hardware and software solution specialist Draganfly has moved quickly to adapt the activity of its transport and situational awareness UAVs in Ukraine to provide emergency aerial support of efforts to rescue flooding victims in Kherson. Draganfly said its drones – which have already been operation for months assisting Ukraine’s defense forces, medical units, and …

A boy is struggling in the sea. Waves wash over his head again and again, as he flails in the water. But suddenly, a bright yellow life jacket drops down next to him, seemingly from out of nowhere. He manages to grab it, clinging on until lifeguards arrive and pull …

MOORPARK, Calif. and ZURICH — April 25, 2022 — Auterion, the company building an open and software-defined future for enterprise drone fleets, is excited today to welcome Drone Rescue Systems to the growing Auterion ecosystem. Drone Rescue Systems safety solutions combine an autonomous parachute with emergency blackbox and …

In early 2018, Anesu Mapisa walked out of the gates of Zimbabwe’s Midlands State University armed with a Bachelor of Science degree in agronomy and a vision. His peers began looking for employment in the agricultural sector, one of the best paying in Zimbabwe, but Mapisa’s mind was elsewhere; he …

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Jan 17, 2021 (Market Insight Reports) — This detailed market study focuses on the data obtained from various primary and secondary sources and is analyzed using different tools. It helps in gaining insights about the potential of …

Manchester police have introduced a new tool in the department that they said has already helped to save a life. The new drone unit rolled out about a month ago.>> Download the FREE WMUR appThe unit is so new to the department, most of its members are still in training. …

Frantic parents call 911 to report a child has wandered away from a state forest campsite. An unexpected storm strands hunters deep in a wilderness preserve. The U.S. National Park Service documented almost 3,500 search and rescue missions in 2017 alone. And speed is essential when someone goes missing, so …

Confusing regulations and high costs are keeping some Canadian search and rescue organizations from using drones, even though the devices are described as one of the “greatest tools” in a first responder’s tool kit. In parts of the country, search and rescue drones use infrared cameras to spot people missing in …

Adrian Sainz, The Associated Press Published Wednesday, March 6, 2019 10:34PM EST Rescue crews didn’t have to stumble through every destroyed building in their search for victims after a tornado ravaged a corner of Alabama this week: They used heat-seeking drones to let them know whether there was anyone beneath …