Bharat Drone Mahotsav 2022

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate India's biggest drone festival-Bharat Drone Mahotsaw 2022 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on May 27.

• The Prime Minister will interact with farmer drone pilots and also witness an open-air drone demonstration.

• The 'Bharat Drone Mahotsav 2022' is a two-day event being organised on May 27 and 28.

• Drones will be showcased by over 70 exhibitors at the exhibition.

• Drone pilot certificate, product launch, flight demonstration, demonstration of Made in India drone taxi prototype etc. will be organised in the festival.

• Several industry leaders, government officials, foreign diplomats, representatives of public sector entities, private companies and drone startups will participate in the festival.

• What is a drone?

• Drones are also known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or unmanned aircraft.

• A drone is a flying robot that can be controlled remotely or can fly independently using software-controlled flight technology in its embedded systems.

• It works in conjunction with onboard sensors and a global positioning system (GPS).

• Drones first came to the market in the 1990 and were developed by the military.

• Drones can be used for surveillance, situational analysis, crime control, VVIP security, disaster management, etc.

• It offers benefits to almost every sector of the economy, including national defence, agriculture, law enforcement, and mapping, among others.

• The Central Government has approved the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme of Drones and Drone Components.