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Civil aviation ministry issues draft drone rules Under the draft rules, no pilot licence will be required for small drones (that weigh up to 2 kg) used for non-commercial use The civil aviation ministry on Thursday issued draft drone rules to relax some of the existing norms. Under the draft rules, no pilot licence will be required for small drones (that weigh up to 2 kg) used for non-commercial use. Also, security clearance will no longer be required before issuing any registration or a licence. A...

Director of Drone Federation of India, Smit Shah. (Photo/ ANI) India has decided to be leader in drone technology: Drone Federation of India on Draft Drone Rules 2021 ANI | Updated: Jul 16, 2021 06:03 IST New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): After the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) released Draft Drone Rules 2021, Smit Shah, the director of Drone Federation of India on Thursday welcomed the move and said if the government has taken this bold move of notifying a liberal policy then India has decided to be the leader in this technology. He also asserted th...

After the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) released Draft Drone Rules 2021, Smit Shah, the director of Drone Federation of India on Thursday welcomed the move and said if the government has taken this bold move of notifying a liberal policy then India has decided to be the leader in this technology. He also asserted that India needs to research over counter-drone technology. Speaking to ANI, Shah said, "After the blast in Jammu Air Base, everyone started talking about the need for stricter drone policy but any amount of strict or liberal drone policy does not really address the concerns f...

Centre exempts Home Ministry from drone rules, experts wary April 29, 2021 The Central government issued a conditional exemption to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the police departments of various State governments and Union Territories (UT) from the Unmanned Aircraft System Rules (UAS) Rules 2021. Although the exemptions come under the ambit of the recently notified rules, experts in the coming days will be keenly observing the standard operating procedures (SOP) adopted by the Home Ministry in terms of safeguarding the privacy of citizens. An order dated April 27 signed by joint sec...

DGCA grants permission to BCCI to use drones to cover cricket matches The exemption will be valid till December 31 Representational Image Drones may soon bring cricket even closer to the fans, with aviation regulator DGCA allowing the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to use the aerial machines to cover matches in 2021. "Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have granted a conditional exemption to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for the deployment of drones for live aerial cinematography of the India Cricket Season in 20...