After the hit from the COVID-19 pandemic, things could not have been worse for India as herds of migrating grasshoppers, commonly known as locusts, attacked the food crops in parts of Punjab, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh. It is the greatest locust attack India has seen in over 27 years. Analysts have already predicted that the insects can destroy crops worth more than Rs 8000 crores if they cannot control the attack by the monsoon. So, to combat the insects, the Indian government has now given permission to the agricultural ministry to fly drones under “conditional exemption”.
Recently we saw the Indian government give permission to Swiggy, Zomato to test drone deliveries in the country. Now, after this move, industry experts think that India could come up with more diverse guidelines for using drones by civilians. It can also improve the local drone industry of the country.
