Cross-border narcotics network busted in Amritsar; 5 kg heroin seized

Cross-border narcotics network busted in Amritsar; 5 kg heroin seized

Amritsar police have busted a cross-border narcotics smuggling network and seized over 5 kg of heroin, officials said on Saturday. One operative, Pawandeep Singh, a resident of Amritsar, was arrested during the operation, part of an ongoing effort to make Punjab drug-free under Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann. According to Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav, Pawandeep … Read more

Iran’s internet blackout leaves public in dark and creates an uneven picture of the war with Israel

Iran’s internet blackout leaves public in dark and creates an uneven picture of the war with Israel

As the war between Israel and Iran hits the one-week mark, Iranians have spent nearly half of the conflict in a near-communication blackout, unable to connect not only with the outside world but also with their neighbors and loved ones across the country. Civilians are left unaware of when and where Israel will strike next, … Read more

Students elated at witnessing different types of drones at Amravati summit

Students elated at witnessing different types of drones at Amravati summit

Students watching a drone at a stall at Amaravati Drone Summit on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: Several students of various schools, colleges and universities witnessed drones exhibited at the Amaravati Drone Summit – 2024, on the second day on Wednesday. The students who observed the drones in the stalls enquired with the manufacturers and the … Read more

Northumberland research finds blood can be safely moved by drones

Northumberland research finds blood can be safely moved by drones

Apian Ltd/PA Wire The drones travelled 68km (42 miles) over the Northumberland coastline Drones can be safely used to deliver urgent blood stocks between hospitals, a new project suggests. Researchers from NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) sent 10 identical blood packs from Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust’s Wansbeck Hospital to Alnwick Infirmary in Northumberland and … Read more

Hi-tech drones comes as a rescue to control India’s malaria menace – ET HealthWorld

Hi-tech drones comes as a rescue to control India’s malaria menace – ET HealthWorld

By Prathiba Raju and Abhijeet Singh New Delhi: Humanity’s oldest and deadliest vector-borne disease, malaria has continued to be a silent killer. Although there has been continuous impressive gains in reduction of the disease burden in the country, the emerging and re-emerging diseases transmitted by mosquitoes pose a growing threat. India being the most populous … Read more

AI, robots, drones: How Amazon is working to ‘change’ how people buy medicines – ET HealthWorld

AI, robots, drones: How Amazon is working to ‘change’ how people buy medicines – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: Amazon Pharmacy is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to significantly improve the speed and accuracy of their prescription fulfilment process. This translates to same-day medication delivery for customers in select cities. The AI technology automates tasks that previously took pharmacists hours to complete, reducing them to minutes or even seconds. This frees up pharmacists … Read more

Two drones seized, five arrested for taking visuals of Big temple

Two drones seized, five arrested for taking visuals of Big temple

The Thanjavur South Police on Friday arrested five persons for unauthorised usage of drone cameras near the Sri Brahadeeswarar Temple, a World Heritage site, in Thanjavur. According to police, the arrested persons used drone cameras to take visuals of the temple during the Sathaya Vizha celebrations without obtaining permission from the departments concerned. The Archaeological … Read more

Himachal govt signs MoUs for production of drones to promote technology-driven governance

Himachal govt signs MoUs for production of drones to promote technology-driven governance

The Himachal Pradesh government on Wednesday signed memorandums of understanding (MoUs) worth Rs 200 crore to manufacture drones with an aim to promote technology-driven governance in the state. The state government signed MoUs with FICCI to promote the use of drones in governance. They also signed agreements with Abecode Technologies Private Limited and Dronetech Solutions … Read more

Rythu Bharosa Kendras in A.P. to be equipped with pesticide spraying drones from July

Rythu Bharosa Kendras in A.P. to be equipped with pesticide spraying drones from July

Use of drones has picked up in the State of late and many farmers are engaging private firms to spray pesticides on the crops. File photo | Photo Credit: The Hindu Starting July, the Rythu Bharosa Kendras (RBKs), the one-stop centres for farmers’ services, in Andhra Pradesh will be equipped with agricultural pesticide spraying drones … Read more

ICMR drones blood bag delivery trial successful under its iDrone initiative – ET HealthWorld

ICMR drones blood bag delivery trial successful under its iDrone initiative – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: In continuance with the national mission of expanding the drone ecosystem in India, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Union Health Ministry successfully conducted a trial run of blood bag delivery by drones under its iDrone initiative. The trial run as part of a path-breaking validation study has been undertaken for the … Read more