Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia stated that air taxis crossing airspace as a substitute of roads might be very potential within the coming days beneath the drone guidelines introduced on Thursday. “Air taxis are being researched and invented globally and many startups are coming up,” the minister stated throughout a press convention right here. “The time is not far when you see taxis on the streets, like Uber etc, you will see in the air under the drone policy. I believe it is very possible,” he stated.
The minister stated that the Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Home Affairs and BCAS (Bureau of Civil Aviation Security) are working collectively to develop and undertake “counter rogue drone technology”.
In a notification dated August 25, the civil aviation ministry eased the principles for drone operations within the nation by decreasing the variety of kinds to be crammed and the kind of charges charged to operators to function them from 25 to five. 72 to 4.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
