India approves use of drones; puts restrictions on delivery of goods, food

India has finally approved guidelines to bring the use of drones under a legal framework. If all goes well, from December, drones can be used for purpose like mapping, surveying and photography, which till now was illegal due to absence of any guidelines.

However, following global norms, the government has restricted the use of drones for delivering of goods and food items which may hinder its commercial usage. Jayant Sinha, minister of state for civil aviation while announcing the policy indicated that this was done keeping in mind the security aspect and the government will be looking to liberalise the