Member of NITI Aayog , Professor Ramesh Chand officially launched the Unified Portal for Agricultural Statistics ( UPAg Portalwww . upag . gov . in ). It is a groundbreaking move to address the complex governance challenges India ’ s agriculture sector is facing . This innovative platform , designed to streamline and enhance data management in the agricultural domain , marks a significant step towards a more efficient and responsive agricultural policy framework .
In his address , Prof Chand complimented the team for such an initiative and touted it as an investment and a “ giant step ” in the realm of agriculture data management . He also mentioned that such initiative was long overdue , and it had a great potential to become a “ great elephant ”
AG-365S of Marut Drones becomes first DGCA Type Certified drone for dual sector usage :
Agriculture and RPTO training
India ’ s leading drone manufacturer “ Marut Drones ” has become the first player to have DGCA type certification in both small and medium category battery operated drones . Marut Drones received the Type Certification approvals from the Director General of Civil Aviation for their extensively tested and robustly designed multiutility agricultural drone in small
category ( less than 25kg ) AG-365S .
As per UAS Rules-2021 , Drones with UIN numbers are only allowed to fly in Indian airspace . DGCA certification is provided based on quality checks and is issued after a rigorous testing process of unmanned aerial vehicles in various NABL accredited testing labs . This makes UAV go through a series of material , environmental , operational tests for safe , secured and reliable operations . The certification enables the Hyderabad-based firm to bring the users their agricultural drone technology which can revolutionize Indian agriculture .
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