The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), in collaboration with the Drone Federation India (DFI), launched NIDAR--the National Innovation Challenge for Drone Application and Research--under the SwaYaan initiative.
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking a CBI probe into the Drone Federation India (DFI), formerly known as the Drone Federation of India, over allegations of forgery of government documents.
Indian Navy and the Drone Federation of India have joined hands to collaboratively work towards promoting indigenous development, manufacturing and testing of a drone, counter-drone, and associated technologies for the Navy.