ICMR and IIT-B exempted from Drone Rules 2021! Recently, the Civil Aviation Ministry and Directorate General of Civil Aviation have granted conditional exemption from Drone Rules 2021 to the country’s prestigious educational institution, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B) and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the permission has been granted to Indian Council of Medical Research for conducting experimental Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) vaccine delivery in the northeastern states of Manipur, Nagaland as well as Andaman and Nicobar Islands up to a height of 3000 meters utilizing drones. The permission to use Drone has been granted to Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, for research, development as well as testing of drones in its own premises.
