हिंदी खबर
New Delhi [India], March 1 (ANI): Professor Jonathan Fleming, Senior Lecturer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management, USA on Saturday interacted with Namo Drone Didis at ICAR Pusa campus in New Delhi and appreciated the efforts of the Indian government the achievements in women empowerment. 
While interacting with the Namo Drone Didis at ICAR Pusa campus in New Delhi today, Jonathan Fleming said he was excited to see how India is using technology for women empowerment and such an initiative is an inspiration for not only women in rural areas of India, but also in other countries who can learn from this concept.
According to an official release from the Ministry of Rural Development, Professor Fleming was impressed by the process of training and benefits the women are receiving from the use of the latest technology in India.
The Drone Didis explained to the visiting professor about the efforts of the Government of India to enable them to use drone technology and provide financial assistance to become Drone Didis.
While interacting with Professor Jonathan Fleming, Didis said how using Drones is helping them spray fertilisers and pesticides in dense crops where manual spraying has been a big challenge.
They also said that they feel proud to be called as Drone Didis and their financial condition has improved significantly. The Didis mentioned that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a great visionary and he has brought a great scheme for them.
Professor Jonathan also visited the Drone Robotic and Machine Learning Centre of IRAI, where he was showcased different types of drones developed by the institute and how they are making difference in traditional farming with the use of technology.
Dr Ravi Sahoo, Principal Scientist, Division of Agricultural Physics, IRAI, New Delhi briefed him about Drone journey of India and explained to him how India is integrating indigenous knowledge and modern technology to reform the agriculture sector which is the backbone of Indian Economy and social system.
Professor Jonathan found this technological development very interesting and said that India is not only transforming the present agriculture system but also investing in the future.
The Namo Drone Didi scheme was briefed to the visiting professor by Raman Wadhwa, Deputy Director, National Rural Livelihoods Mission. Four Namo Didis namely Gita, Sita, Priyanka, and Hemlata made a live demonstration of spraying by the Drone in the fields of IARI campus before the US dignitary.
Later speaking to the media, Professor Jonathan Fleming said 100 percent beneficiaries of the Drone incentive scheme in the USA are men, while in India it's totally opposite as all the beneficiaries are women which is a great example of how India is using technology for empowerment of women.
"I am going back to my country with so many positive messages for my government from my wonderful experiences in India", he said. (ANI)
