Question 2061

Which of the following Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) has developed drones which performed a drone show at the Republic-Day event in Kamrup, Assam in January 2022?

Answer

IIT Guwahati

Why?

The correct answer is IIT Guwahati. Key Points Drones developed by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati start-up, Drones Tech Lab performed a drone show at the Republic-Day event in Kamrup, Assam It was the first of its kind in the northeast region. The drones developed by Drones Tech Lab have been successfully providing solutions in serval domains such as disaster management, agriculture, survey, and mapping. Additional Information India Accelerator has partnered with IIT Guwahati Technology Incubation Center and NEWGEN IEDC, IIT Guwahati. IIT Kanpur has developed a portable testing device that can detect soil health in just 90 seconds. In recognition of his unique contribution to developing the Indian Geoid Model and computation software, Ropesh Goyal from IIT-Kan pur has won the ‘Young Geospatial Scientist’. award. The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay has launched ‘Project Udaan’, a language translator, to break the language barrier in education in September 2021. The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has retained the top spot in the overall category at the NIRF India Rankings 2021 .