The earlier the Directorate General of Civil Aviation takes a call on the licensing nitty-gritty for drones, the merrier.

With 22.5 per cent the world's unmanned aerial vehicle imports, between 1985 and 2014, India ranks first among drone-importing nations, followed by United Kingdom and France.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to promote a \"per drop, more crop\" approach to farming to make better use of scarce water.

With an investment of over Rs 500 crore so far and much more promised, TASL, apart from bagging a number of prestigious contracts, has also separately set up joint ventures with global aerospace majors Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation and Lockheed Martin.

India, which is modernizing its military, is a big and growing market for US weapons makers who are seeking foreign sales to help offset declines in US defence spending.

With India lacking the rules that will govern the use of UAVs, Amazon is likely to start trials of its drone delivery vehicles in Bangalore and Mumbai, cities where the the company has warehouses, people aware of the development said.

According to the latest lobbying disclosure reports filed with the US Senate, Amazon lobbied for the second straight quarter during January-March period of 2014 on issues related to FDI rules in India.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says the drones, unmanned vehicles that fly through the air, could deliver packages that weigh up to five pounds (2.3 kg). That represents roughly 86 percent of packages that Amazon delivers.

Google is already working on its project glass to bring augmented reality to spectacles that detail what you are seeing.

Drones are back in the news, with the killing of Abu Yahya al-Libbi - Al Qaeda's No.2 since the death of Osama bin Laden in May last year - in a drone attack in Pakistan's North Waziristan region on June 6. How drones function and why are they controversial:

India Inc. trains its sights on defence and aerospace.