PM Modi virtually inaugurates ‘Kisan Drone Yatra’ at Manesar and flags off 100 Kisan Drones 

PM Modi virtually inaugurates ‘Kisan Drone Yatra’ at Manesar and flags off 100 Kisan Drones 

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the ‘Kisan Drone Yatra’ at Manesar, in Haryana, on February 19, 2022, and addressed a group of farmers.
• As a part of the event, PM flagged off 100 Kisan drones in different cities and towns of India.
• These Kisan drones will be used for crop assessment, digitization of land records, spraying of pesticides and other nutrients in farms across India.
• The initiative will support the farmers and further boost the agricultural sector and drone sector of the country.
• These drones have been manufactured by Chennai-based Garuda Aerospace, which has set a target of manufacturing 1 lakh Made in India drones in the next 2 years.

Points to remember:

1. ‘Kisan Drone Yatra’ was flagged off from which place?
2. How many Kisan drones were flagged off under the ‘Kisan Drone Yatra’ by PM Modi?
3. Kisan drones are being manufactured by which company?