External affairs minister Mr. S Jaishankar, in his recent session at Kirori Mal College, Delhi, highlighted the potential of using drones, and other technologies such as electric conductors, for improving connectivity in the Northeast region, which has challenging terrain and has remote locations.
Mr. Jaishankar mentioned that we must protect the special culture and heritage and natural environment of the Northeastern states, as they are part of the culture, while also creating more business opportunities there. He wants a careful balance where we can grow businesses but also preserve the beauty of nature. The aim is to strike a balance in the way such that development takes place in a way that doesn't harm the Northeast's beautiful forests, animals, and environment that makes it unique and also promotes the business interests of the country. The goal is to bring more money and jobs to the region and take charge of the development of the states without damaging the cultures, land, and wildlife precious to that part of the region.
The introduction of new technology, along with drones could also play a pivotal role in monitoring and managing the efforts towards ecological conservation efforts, economic growth and structural development.
He mentioned that drones could be utilized for transporting goods, medicines, and other essential supplies to remote areas, bridging the connectivity gap that was formed due to the Indian Partition, making the north-eastern states suffer due to the political instability.
Jaishankar said Northeast, India's location can help make business ties better with Southeast Asia and Japan, thus establishing a strong relationship with other Asian countries, and improving the possibility of trades and business from the northeastern part of the country as well.
He highlighted the need for better roads, trains, and air travel to help trade and people travel between places, thus establishing a good connectivity among different locations, for travel, tourism and business purposes.
Future Strategies:
Mr. Jaishankar envisions the need for a comprehensive approach that helps in maintaining a balance between economic development and environmental sustainability of the northeastern region. He advocated for promoting eco-tourism, which could generate income while preserving the region's natural resources. He emphasized the importance of involving the local communities in the final decision-making processes and to make sure that all the future decisions and initiatives include the interests of the Northeastern people and they actually benefit from the decisions and initiatives and also focused upon the opportunity of potential collaboration with other Asian countries in terms of renewable energy, sustainable energy, trading, and climate change reduction efforts.
QUADDYNAMICSFlies High with PM Modi's #NamoDrone Didi Initiative
India is entering into a new era of modern farming with Quaddynamics
at the forefront of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's revolutionizing #NamoDrone Didi initiative. This initiative program aims to empower rural women by training them to use drones for agriculture.
Just 6-7 months ago, Quaddynamics embarked on this journey to bring drone technology to Indian farms. In this short period, the company has played a pivotal role in the impressive growth of India's drone industry benefiting the agricultural sector at large.
The major milestone was the recent Sashakt Nari - Viksit Bharat program where PM Modi himself witnessed agricultural drone demonstrations by the #NamoDrone Didis (Women in the agricultural sector who are envisioned to be empowered) at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) in Delhi. It was a trademark occasion with Namo Drone Didis from 10 locations across India simultaneously showcasing their drone operations.
The Prime Minister handed over drones to 1,000 #NamoDrone Didis trained by Quaddynamics and other companies. Appreciating and celebrating their success, PM Modi called it a historic day for writing new chapters for the Drone Didis and Lakhpati Didis (women entrepreneurs).
So what exactly are these #NamoDrone Didis doing with their drones on the fields?
They are revolutionizing farming practices through precision agriculture enabled by drone technology.
With drones, surveying entire farms, keeping track of crop health, and precision spraying of fertilizers,pesticides and water becomes easy and efficient. This leads to better yields while reducing costs and controlling environmental damage from prevention of excessive spraying.
For Quaddynamics, training the Drone Didis is just the first step. The company provides revolutionary drones integrated with sensors and software specifically designed for agricultural usage.
Using these drones, the Didis can make precision 3D maps and design their own prescription for nutritional spraying and pest control, tailored for their crops and land. The drones can spray the required inputs( be it water or pesticides) directly over the crops in a targeted manner based on aerial data that has been collected via the aerial surveillance.
Such precision agriculture techniques were unreachable for most Indian farmers until the introduction of #NamoDrone Didi initiative which brought affordable drone technology to their farms.
A new age of sustainable farming and technological inclusion in India has been launched by the initiative, which has trained and employed thousands of rural women as Drone Didis.
The drones that PM Modi personally endorsed and delivered are a testament to his commitment to a women-led "Aatmanirbhar Bharat." The Lakhpati Didi and Drone Didi programs are essential to the socio-economic advancement of rural women, uplifting their status.
With Quaddynamics's expertise in precision agriculture drones, these initiatives have taken a greats stride towards modernizing Indian farming while creating entrepreneurship opportunities for women.
The Prime Minister's presence sent a powerful message about embracing technological revolutions in critical sectors like agriculture. It marked the beginning of drones going truly mainstream in Indian farming.
The face of Indian agriculture is set for an enormous transformation toward sustainability and profitability when the #NamoDrone Didis, trained by Quaddynamics, deploy their drones to new regions. This fulfills a significant goal for both the company and the Drone Didi program.