Ahmedabad: The sloth bear population in Gujarat, estimated at 342 at the 2016 count, is now between 390 and 410 according to the census which ended on Monday.
The census revealed that the sloth bears have made the Dharoi-Satlasana belt and the Kheralu region, both in Mehsana, their permanent homes. The census suggests that the population is stable. Previously, only one or two wandering sloth bears could be spotted in these areas.

Similarly, in South Gujarat, the sloth bear population has stabilized in Dahod, Chhota Udepur and Devgadh Baria. These are the bears’ new domains. Recently, a man returning from his field was attacked in Pavi Jetpur by a bear. The meeting, according to experts, indicated an increase in the population of the animals.
Senior forest department officials said sightings were increasing in sloth bear corridors across the state in Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Mehsana, Chhota Udepur, Panchmahal, Vadodara, Dahod and Narmada districts.
Sources involved in the census said the second leg of the exercise was affected by rain. Thus, they speculate that some animals may not have ventured into the waterholes where officials were deployed to record the count. “The count may not be completely accurate,” an official said. “Usually wildlife counts are done in May. This time it was delayed for a month.
Sources said the department will have to rely mainly on the Poornima Avalokan, which was conducted in May, and the tally from the first round of the census. The Avalokan was not an official census. The sloth bear census was planned for 2021 but could not be carried out due to the Covid pandemic.
Sources, however, said internal assessments from Forestry Department divisions and sightings had indicated the sloth bear population was around 400. The figure was confirmed by the first round of the census.
Officials said it appears the sloth bear population has increased by 15-17%, a similar jump to that recorded during the 2011-2016 period. In 2011, the number was 293, and it rose to 342 in 2016.

Recently, IMF and World Bank policy advisers and researchers have also attempted to estimate staffing ratios under various assumptions. The huge differences in headcount ratios between the two studies only add to the confusion in the already complicated problems of measuring poverty in India.
The IMF carried out the exercise using adjustments for private final consumption expenditure from national accounts statistics and also using expenditure incurred by the government under the public distribution system. The World Bank attempted to estimate headcount ratios using CMIE data from the Household Consumer Pyramids Survey from 2015 to 2019, linking it to NSS consumer expenditure data from 2011 and to data from other sources such as the National Family Health Survey, the Periodic Labor Force Survey. , the Farm Household Situation Assessment and the All India Debt and Investment Survey. This exercise does not seem to follow the basic principles of statistics.

In fact, many econometric adjustments were likely made in an effort to relate the divergent NSS datasets to the CMIE. It can be noted that India uses the NSS Consumer Expenditure Survey for the measurement of poverty and the results of it, conducted in 2017, are not available due to quality issues in the data. collected.

The World Bank document appears to be based on unrealistic and unsustainable assumptions. First, the sample design of the NSS and CMIE surveys is different. The NSS adopts multistage stratified sampling while the CMIE uses rotational sampling. In addition, CPHS households have unequal sampling probabilities because main street households have a higher probability of selection. Even the basic definition of household is different in the two surveys. Unlike the NSS, the CPHS does not perform a listing exercise and instead uses projections of households and population growth to construct sampling weights. It has been stated by various researchers that the NSS adequately captures information from households at the lower end of the consumption distribution, but inadequately for those at the higher end. However, many doubts have been expressed about the CMIE data in terms of representativeness.

Second, NSS collects information on more than 345 unique items to arrive at consumer spending estimates, while CMIE does so through 114 items. While NSS spending is based on a 30-day recall period for food items and others on 365 days, CPHS consumer spending is based on a recall period of the past four months. Attempting to make a comparison using expenditure sub-groups like food, non-food items and durable goods may also not be of much help since errors in collecting data from the two sources will not necessarily cancel each other out, but may add up due to different sets. of items.

Third, there is a time lag between the data used from the NSS survey, which covers the year 2011, and the CMIE survey from 2015 to 2019. This lack of comparable years for the development of the model introduced a another error.

Fourth, changing weights in the CMIE household-level survey using the NFHS and other surveys may not correctly reflect the weighting scheme, since changes in consumption expenditures over a long period may show necessary demographic and other changes.

Indeed, measuring poverty at the national level serves no political purpose. It is necessary to go down to the state, district, block and village level to identify the pockets of poverty in order to develop and implement the special programs needed in each case. India already has a multidimensional poverty measure that helps to better understand deprivation. Another initiative is the Ambitious Districts program, which is extended to the block level and provides the direction and location where specific interventions are needed.

If the World Bank wants to estimate poverty in India, it should only use the CMIE data available from 2015 and measure the evolution of poverty ratios, given the structural limitations of the survey. Alternatively, one can wait for the results of the survey to be conducted by the National Statistics Office between July 2022 and June 2023. The results will probably be available around a year after the survey is completed.

Kumar is NITI Aayog Senior Fellow, Verma is former MOSPI DG and Srivastava is former MOSPI Secretary

Around the world, studies have demonstrated the need for comprehensive sexual education for adolescents (between 10 and 19 years old), which can alleviate problems such as health problems, sexual and gender-based violence, substance abuse and sexually transmitted diseases, among others. Sex education is also important to empower young people to make informed decisions about their bodies and maintain healthy relationships in their lives.

Consequences

Yet in India, as in many other countries, there is unease and resistance to the very idea. Myths, misconceptions and taboos pervade all sections of society and the focus is often on monitoring young people, rather than providing them with accurate information and services. What we need are informed educators, better teaching methodologies and a shift in social and cultural norms to counter what poses a great socio-economic threat to India’s future.

The lack of adequate sex education is already the cause of a myriad of social problems. According to a study, first sexual intercourse for the majority of young people in India is unprotected. For a significant proportion of young women (between 15 and 24 years old), it is forced. Another study, commissioned by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, reported that over 53% of children in 13 states reported one or more forms of sexual abuse. India also has the third highest number of people living with HIV in the world.

These problems can be solved by effective sex education. A study conducted among Portuguese university students showed that students who received sex education at school had a reduced risk of venereal diseases, unwanted pregnancies and abortions. He also found a positive correlation between receiving sex education and contraceptive use, knowledge, motivation and skills.

Given the taboo around sex in India, sex education is provided as part of broader ‘life skills’ education through programs such as the Adolescent Education Program (AEP) and Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK). However, the reluctance to discuss these issues openly means that complete and accurate information is often not provided. While the information can be viewed in a safe and anonymous environment on the internet, it can also be a source of misinformation and, more dangerously, a site for abuse and exploitation.

Sex education should be delivered in an effective, empathetic and age-appropriate manner. For this, we must involve teachers and parents, as they are particularly well placed to tackle the problems of adolescents. They should put children at ease and see them as reliable sources of information.

Go forward

Discussing sensitive issues – such as gender, reproductive health, violence and relationships – in a classroom can be very difficult. It is difficult to break the ice and create a safe environment where students can open up and interact freely without shame or stigma. Teachers need job aids and tools such as games, quizzes, videos and other communication materials to effectively address these issues. They also need the skills to engage and mobilize parents.

Students should not depend solely on teachers and parents, but should also have access to platforms where they can directly access resources. The establishment of health clubs in schools and colleges is essential not only to access information but also to other health services.

We also need to take advantage of technology by creating and promoting sex education platforms. We need to provide safe spaces for adolescents to have conversations and dispel sex myths and taboos. Going forward, governments, educational institutions and civil society organizations will need to work together and recognize that there is a long way to go to ensure universal access to comprehensive sexuality education for adolescents.

Poonam Muttreja is executive director of the Population Foundation of India.

Riya Thakur is the Senior Youth and Adolescence Specialist at Population Foundation of India.

NEW DELHI, June 8 (Reuters) – Monsoon rains in India are expected to intensify by mid-June, the head of India’s state-run Meteorological Department (IMD) told Reuters on Wednesday, boosting the seeding of crucial crops such as rice, corn, cotton, soybeans, sugar cane and peanuts.

“According to our long-term forecast, rainfall activity is expected to increase by June 15,” Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, chief executive of IMD, told Reuters in an interview.

“This period of rainfall will likely cover central India and the northern plains of the country.”

The monsoon – which accounts for almost 70% of India’s annual rainfall and is the lifeblood of its $2.7 trillion agriculture-dependent economy – has arrived on the coast of the southern state of Kerala on May 29, two days ahead of usual time. Read more

But since June 1, the start of the four-month monsoon season, the rains have been 42% below average. The IMD defines average or normal rainfall as between 96% and 104% of a 50-year average of 87 cm (35 inches) for the entire rainfall pattern.

Nevertheless, some monsoon-covered areas, especially in southern, eastern and northeastern states of India, received normal to excessive rains, Mohapatra said.

“Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Assam, southern West Bengal, Meghalaya, Sikkim and parts of Karnataka received excessive rainfall,” he said.

At this stage, the progress of the monsoon, particularly over central and northwest India, is crucial for the planting of an array of key crops.

The monsoon will play a big role in determining this year’s rice harvest, and abundant rains will help New Delhi maintain its preeminent position in the global rice trade.

India depends on monsoon rains to water nearly half of its agricultural land, which lacks irrigation. Agriculture contributes about 15% to India’s $2.7 trillion economy while supporting more than half of the population of 1.3 billion.

Reporting by Mayank Bhardwaj and Rajendra Jadhav; Editing by Jan Harvey

Our standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Gwynne Dyer is a UK-based Canadian journalist and longtime commentator on international affairs.

OPINION: As everyone knows, the gods have thin skin, both the many gods of the classical pantheons (Greek, Roman, Hindu) and the unique gods jealous of monotheisms (Judaism, Christianity, Islam).

Criticize them in any way, and they will punish you severely – or at least their earthly followers will.

These earthly adepts see themselves as the executive arm of their god’s powers, which mysteriously only work through man. (Waiting for direct divine punishment from critics is only for sissies.) Loyal followers cry out for uncontrollable outrage and attack the attackers.

Like, for example, in India now.

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The ruling BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party – Indian People‘s Party) is a Hindu nationalist party whose goal is to make India a Hindu-ruled country where all religious minorities are second-class citizens.

The main target is India’s Muslims, who make up 15% of the population – nearly 200 million people.

Muslims are the best target because long ago their Mughal ancestors conquered India and ruled it for many centuries. India is therefore a “wounded civilization” in the eyes of the Hindu radicals, and the Muslim infection must be purged in order to restore the health of a true Hindu civilization.

Rather, it ignores the fact that the vast majority of Indian Muslims are not descended from foreign conquerors but from locals who converted to Islam, whether for religious or practical reasons, during the long centuries of Muslim rule.

It also ignores the fact that Indian Muslims today already lag behind Hindus in prosperity and education.

Above all, it deliberately overlooks the fact that India’s most recent conquerors were the British, who left an even deeper mark on the country.

But they are useless as scapegoats because a) they are no longer in India; and b) it was their overthrow of Mughal power that paved the way for Hindus to rise in the political realm.

Hatred and fear of Muslims is what brought the BJP to power, and to keep their supporters energized they must constantly find new Muslim outrages to exploit.

The latest was the “discovery” that a historic mosque in the city of Varanasi, one of Hinduism’s holiest sites, was built on the ruins of a Hindu temple.

How do they know?

Because the basin of the mosque contains a fountain which can, when viewed in the right light with half-closed eyes, be interpreted as embodying a ‘Shivling’ or Shiva Linga: a carved stone which symbolizes the ineffable essence of Lord Shiva.

Why Muslims of long ago would have incorporated such a symbol into the mosque’s pool remains unexplained, but it immediately became the BJP’s claim.

Other mosques were destroyed by Hindu mobs on equally flimsy grounds, so various Muslim spokesmen immediately came to his defense.

One of them, debating on air with BJP National Spokesperson Nupur Sharma, reportedly said harsh things about Shiva. What could they be? Too many arms? Too inclined to destroy things?

The video has been “disappeared”. We will never know.

In any case, Mrs. Sharma, provoked beyond reason, responded by slandering the Prophet Muhammad. As it can be life-threatening, I will not repeat them, but they concerned the age of the youngest wife of the Prophet, Aisha. It’s in the Quran.

As for Nupur Sharma, she was suddenly downgraded from national spokesperson to a “fringe element”, suspended from the BJP at least for a while. Delhi BJP media chief Naveen K Jindal, who tweeted his support for Sharma, was expelled outright.

Is the BJP turning over a new leaf?

No way.

He is backing down frantically to appease the wrath of oil-rich Muslim Gulf counties, which supply most of India’s oil and employ millions of its workers. The BJP’s war on Islam is for domestic purposes only.

Likewise, the Gulf States will gladly continue to ignore the behavior of the Indian government at home in exchange for a bogus apology, just as they ignore Chinese oppression of Muslims in Xinjiang and continue to sell their oil to Beijing.

The scale of the hypocrisy is breathtaking – but it’s also sadly familiar.

And none of this proves that rival religions are incompatible. Multi-religious societies have flourished peacefully both in the past and in the present, even though every believer must necessarily believe that those who follow another faith are totally, even catastrophically, in error.

A little politeness goes a long way.

A sense of humor also helps. “The Mughal architecture is amazing! They always built an ancient Hindu temple in the basement first,” an Indian Muslim tweeted, undermining the BJP story without a single angry word.

But things are bad in India: religion is being weaponized in a way that has already led to massacres and could lead to genocide.

Bombay, June 5: The Maharashtra Forest Department’s Mangrove Foundation said on Saturday that it would conduct the first-ever population estimate of dolphins in the coastal waters of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). According to sources, the state government has decided to conduct a detailed survey of the 150 kilometer MMR coastline.

According to a report published in the Hindustan time, the decision to conduct a dolphin population survey comes after a pilot study by the Coastal Conservation Foundation (CCF) resulted in around 27 sightings of humpback dolphins in the Indian Ocean. The dolphins were spotted in the Backbay area south of Mumbai. ITBP mountaineers sing “Badri Vishal Ki Jai” after climbing the peak of Mount Abi Gamin (watch the video).

By law, dolphins are an endangered cetacean species and they are protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act 1972. During the CCF pilot study in South Mumbai, the largest pod of dolphins included six individuals. Interestingly, the study was conducted between April 14 and May 11 from Haji Ali Bay to Raj Bhavan in South Mumbai. The study also said that of the 27 sightings, 15 sightings were of pods that included juvenile and subadult dolphins.

Shaunak Modi, Founder of CCF, said: “While dolphins in this region have been documented and photographed before, this study has given us the opportunity to understand how they respond to environmental and human-induced factors in the region. “Thanks to this pilot study, it is too early to know how many dolphins there are and how this area is regularly used by juveniles, sub-adults and adults.”

During the study, Modi’s team collected environmental data such as depth, temperature, salinity, turbidity and tidal flow in addition to anthropogenic data which included the presence of fishing activities, whenever a pod or individual dolphin was sighted. The team also photographed fins in order to use them to build a catalog of fins that could form the basis of future long-term population studies. New Layer’r Shot body spray ad criticized for promoting rape culture, government orders suspension of controversial ads.

Virendra Tiwari, Senior Chief Conservator of Forests (Mangrove Cell) said: “There have been reported roaming sightings of dolphins along the coast of Mumbai from Manori, Versova stream areas to Nariman Point, Marine Drive, and towards Alibaug for quite a while now. However, no population estimates or habitat use analyzes have been done before. The study will begin after the monsoon across the MMR. These dolphins are also biological indicators, their behavior and the environmental conditions they are in. Surviving them will also reveal more details about the climate impacts they are exposed to and the interventions we can put in place.”

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on June 05, 2022 at 12:36 PM IST. For more news and updates on Politics, World, Sports, Entertainment and Lifestyle , log in to our website latestly.com).

The Civil Registration System 2020 Annual Report did not provide data on the level of death registration, but a sample analysis of the recently released Civil Registration System report for the he year shows that the level of death registration in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, which account for more than a quarter of the country’s population, were 58.7% and 64.6% respectively.
Despite this, the national figure was 99.9%. So how did the overall level of death registration increase from 92% in 2019 to 99.9% in 2020 despite low levels of registration in several populous states? On the contrary, the level of enrollment was expected to drop in a year when there was a total lockdown and restrictions during certain parts of the year across the country. The answer lies in the huge leap in the level of registration in many states like Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh which had already reached 100% death registration in 2019 even .
The level of death registration in these states ranged from 195% in Delhi and 148% in Tamil Nadu to 137% in Andhra Pradesh and 119% in Maharashtra. How is it possible that the registration exceeds 100%? The reason lies in the way recording levels are calculated by the CRS. This is done by estimating the number of deaths in a given year using the projected mid-year population for the year and the death rate obtained from the EAS. This gives the “estimated deaths”. The number of recorded deaths is then compared to this to obtain the level of recording. The fact that some states are showing registration levels well above 100% suggests that the estimated number of deaths is much lower than the actual count.
There were several states where, despite improving the level of death registration from the 2019 level, it was well below 100%. For example, in Bihar it went from 51.6% to 64.6%, in Jharkhand it went from 58.8% to 60%, in Chhattisgarh it went from 81.5% to 83.1% and in Assam it rose from 74% to 86.7%. In the case of Uttar Pradesh, which accounts for nearly 17% of India’s population, the level of enrollment actually dropped, not unexpectedly in a pandemic year, from 63.3% in 2019 only 58.7%.
CRS reports, population projections and SRS reports are all published by the Office of the Census Commissioner and Registrar General of India.

The trade achievements are a sign of growing confidence in the Indian economy. The government’s proactive policy programs – such as the Commodity Export Program, Duty Exemption Program, Capital Goods Export Promotion, Transportation and Marketing Assistance Program – have helped the export sector. Schemes such as the RBI Gold Card Scheme and Interest Equalization Scheme and the Export Promotion Councils Market Access Initiative are also helpful.

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Although the trade achievements are commendable, India still has a lot of potential. For example, India’s annual export growth rate between 2011 and 2020 is just over 1%, compared to 3% and 4.2%, respectively, for China and Bangladesh. If we rely on India Trade Portal estimates, we see a huge difference between India’s export potential and actual exports in many sectors, especially pharmaceuticals, gemstones, jewelry and chemicals. Therefore, it is time to address sector-specific and market-specific issues in order to take full advantage of exports in all sectors. For example, India’s diamond and jewelry export potential is close to $58 billion, but the actual exports are $30 billion.

To achieve the export target, India needs to aggressively increase its participation in global value chains (GVCs). India’s best endowment for the next two decades is its working-age population and its strength lies in labor-intensive manufacturing. However, the space vacated by manufacturing giants such as Japan, Korea, Malaysia and China has been captured by Vietnam, Bangladesh, Mexico and Thailand. Many of these manufacturing giants are moving away from labour-intensive assembly of network products, which presents an opportunity for India. As the Economic Survey (2019-20) suggests, ‘assembling in India’, especially in network products, will increase India’s share of global exports to 6% and create 80 million jobs. It’s time to find out and research why multinationals are (re)locating to countries like Vietnam, Bangladesh and Mexico while India offers a big market and cheap labor. We have not yet capitalized on the “China+1 strategy”.

India also needs to work on trade-facilitating institutions, export and import processes and logistics that not only reduce trade and transaction costs but also ensure reliability and timely delivery. which is important to be part of GVCs. India’s ranking in the Logistics Performance Index is 44, while China’s is 26 and South Korea’s is 25. The unit cost of an export container is significantly higher for India than for China, South Korea and others, which reduces the price competitiveness of Indian exports.

Recently, the Niti Aayog in partnership with the Competitiveness Institute prepared the Export Readiness Index (EPI) 2021 for Indian states. There are wide variations in the EPI index, which is based on trade policy, trade ecosystem, export ecosystem, and performance. It’s time to focus on the top three of these entry pillars in states that score below the national average. State-level reforms aimed at reducing bureaucracy and complex laws, including taxation, will go a long way. One way to reduce the complexities of trade and business is to sign free trade agreements. These not only reduce tariffs and provide market access, but remove non-tariff barriers such as administrative costs, labeling requirements, anti-dumping duties and countervailing measures. It is a good sign that Delhi has recently concluded free trade agreements with the United Arab Emirates and Australia and is negotiating with the UK, the GCC and Canada. Although FTAs ​​do not necessarily contribute to the trade balance in the immediate term, they do help to streamline policies.

Along with merchandise exports, India is expected to focus on service exports. According to the Ministry of Commerce (MoC), services exports are expected to reach the $1 trillion target before the 2030 deadline. ‘IES and it can accelerate service exports in other categories, including travel and tourism and business, commercial and financial services. However, the service sector needs government support.

Accelerating exports of goods and services could potentially turn India’s economy into a $5 trillion economy sooner, provided we are proactive in policies to capitalize on our export potential, explore new markets and curbing protectionism. There are also opportunities arising from geopolitical conflicts and the world’s intention to diversify its supply chain portfolio. India should capitalize on the “China+1” strategy. However, we must avoid protectionism and inverted tariff structures which may provide temporary relief to domestic industries but will affect India’s overall competitiveness.

(Sahoo is a professor and Mujtaba is a research analyst at the Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), Delhi)

India has withdrawn a warning asking users not to share photocopies of their national biometric ID card following a widespread outcry from users on social media, many of whom pointed out it was the first time they heard of such a possibility.

A regional office of UIDAI, the body that oversees the national Aadhaar biometric identification system, warned users on Friday that “unlicensed private entities” such as hotels and theaters are “not allowed to collect or retain copies of Aadhaar”, a 12-digit code. unique number that links an individual’s fingerprints and retina scan, and people should avoid sharing photocopies of their Aadhaar to prevent abuse.

The warning provoked an immediate and wide reaction from individuals. “I may have stayed in almost 100 hotels that have kept a copy of my Aadhaar! Now this,” one individual tweeted, summing up the dilemma for tens of millions of people nationwide, if not more.

About 1.33 billion people in India, roughly the entire population of the country, have registered with Aadhaar, an identification system that was unveiled about 13 years ago, according to official government figures. . This scale of adoption makes Aadhaar the largest biometric identity system in the world.

Although Aadhaar has been touted as one of the most sophisticated ID systems in the world, critics have raised concerns about how its use case has been expanded and made mandatory across multiple life services. despite New Delhi marketing Aadhaar as a “voluntary” identification system.

On Sunday afternoon, India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology played down the warning following the backlash, saying the original notice was issued by UIDAI’s Bengaluru regional office as part of raising awareness of the potential “misuse” of a “photoshopped Aadhaar card”.

“However, in view of the possibility of misinterpretation of the press release, the same is withdrawn with immediate effect,” he added.

“UIDAI Aadhaar cardholders are only advised to exercise normal caution in using and sharing their UIDAI Aadhaar numbers. The Aadhaar Identity Authentication ecosystem has provided adequate features to protect and safeguard identity and privacy of the holder Aadhaar.

New Delhi, May 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Government approval for the use of drones in pesticide and nutrient application coupled with growing industry participation is expected to positively influence the Indian agricultural drone market in the coming years…

A recent study conducted by the strategic consultancy and market research firm, BlueWeave Consulting, Indian agricultural drone market is expected to increase fourfold by 2028, with a projected CAGR of over 25% between 2022 and 2028. Agricultural drones are spray drone-enhanced unmanned aerial vehicles that are used to improve the efficiency of agricultural operations, crop yield and crops. growth monitoring. Drone sensors and digital photography capabilities are also designed to provide farmers with a more detailed view of their land. Additionally, abrupt climate change is adding new layers of complexity to the agricultural industry, increasing the demand for technological solutions such as agricultural drones to increase agricultural production and business efficiency. Additionally, aerial view by drone farming can reveal a variety of issues, including soil variance, irrigation issues and fungal infestations, and can be used as a set of instructions in farming to monitor crops and quickly identify problems. All these factors are expected to boost the demand for agricultural drones in India in the coming years.

Growth of the Indian agricultural drone market

Agricultural drones will continue to be driven by the growth of the agricultural sector, which incorporates technological improvements in agricultural operations. The lack of manpower in agriculture has led to greater reliance on precision farming implements such as agricultural drones. Large farms are embracing precision agriculture and overcoming technological challenges. Experts predict that the world’s population will reach 9 billion by 2050, with agricultural consumption also expected to increase by almost 70% in the same time. Drone technology with artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and remote sensing capabilities is becoming increasingly popular due to its advantages. With its Digital Sky online platform, the central government has recognized the importance of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), machine learning and artificial intelligence, which is expected to increase the adoption of drones in the agricultural sector of the country during the forecast period.

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Drone startups in India have taken advantage of this opportunity to enhance their technological capabilities. Precision farming technologies have been shown to increase yields by up to 5%. Drones equipped with Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) imaging equipment use detailed color information to determine plant health. With a team of two operators, drones can plant 400,000 trees per day and 10 drones can plant 400,000 trees per day. With increasing food needs around the world, there is constant pressure to boost agricultural productivity and crop health, which could lead to increased production. With India being one of the leading agricultural producers, the opportunities for drone manufacturers seem immense.

Regional analysis

Drones are used in the agricultural sector in Rajasthan, and an action plan has been developed for their versatile use in spraying agricultural chemicals and water-soluble fertilizers on crops. The state government’s agriculture department studies the technical parameters and safety features of drones. Maharashtra and various other states are also exploring opportunities to adopt the new technology, including collaborations with drone companies.

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Impact of COVID-19 on Agricultural Drones Market in India: https://www.blueweaveconsulting.com/press-release/india-agriculture-drones-market-to-witness-four-fold-increase-by-2028

Due to the impact of COVID-19, revenue from the agricultural drone industry has been declining. Government initiatives associated with COVID-19 around the world have disrupted global manufacturing and supply chains, which has had and will continue to have a significant direct and indirect impact on the agricultural drone market. If the COVID-19 disease spreads and leads to a long period of trade and regulatory restrictions, agricultural drone makers may have difficulty obtaining specific raw materials and components needed to manufacture their products. However, with the COVID scenario looking better now, ecosystem experts in the agricultural drone industry, on the other hand, believe that the market would accelerate and grow from 2022.

Competitive landscape

The agricultural drone market is highly fragmented, with many national and regional competitors as well as global companies operating in the market. New entrants may be hampered by relatively high capital requirements and the need for ongoing R&D spending. Due to their huge presence in various industries, they have to compete with market incumbents. Mahindra Group increases its production. Chennai-based Garuda Aerospace, Thanos India and General Aeronautics are also among the renowned names in India’s agricultural drone market.

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

The Indian government also released a certification scheme for agricultural drones on January 26.^e, 2022, which can now carry a payload that does not include the chemicals or other liquids used in drone spraying. Such liquids may be sprayed if applicable rules and regulations are followed. The Government of India has recently offered 100% grant till March 2023 to Agricultural Machinery Training and Testing Institutes, ICAR Institutes, Krishi Vigyan Kendras and State Agricultural Universities on January 23, 2022, to promote the use of drones for agricultural purposes and reduce the workload of farmers.

An emergency fund of INR 6,000 per hectare will also be established for the hiring of drones at Customized Hiring Centers (CHCs). The grant and emergency funds will help farmers access and adopt this extensive technology at low cost. The Indian government granted the International Crops Research Institute (ICRISAT) permission to use drones for agricultural research on November 16, 2020. The government hopes that by taking this step, it will encourage researchers and aspiring entrepreneurs to consider low-cost drone solutions for over 660,000 Indian villages. Even though the use is conditional, it is a revolutionary step. Amber Dubey, joint secretary of the Department of Civil Aviation, pointed out that drones are set to play an important role in agriculture, especially in precision farming, improving crop yields and locust control.

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The in-depth analysis of the report provides insights into the growth potential, upcoming trends and statistics of the Agricultural Drones Market in India. It also highlights the factors driving the forecast of the total market size. The report promises to provide recent technology trends in Indian Agricultural Drones market and industry insights to help decision makers take sound strategic decisions. In addition, the report also analyzes market growth drivers, challenges, and competitive dynamics.

Report scope

Attributes	Details
Years considered	Historical data – 2018-2021
	Base year – 2021
	Forecast – 2022 – 2028
Facts Covered	Revenue in billions of dollars
Market coverage	North, South, East and West
Product Service/Segmentation	By offer, by application, by size, by region
Key players	Mahindra Group, Garuda Aerospace, Thanos India and General Aeronautics

By offering

• fixed wing
• Rotating wing
• Hybrid Wing

By app

• Soil and terrain analysis
• Crop monitoring
• Health Assessment
• Irrigation
• Crop spraying
• Aerial planting

By size

By region

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