MeitY and Drone Federation India (DFI) launch NIDAR 2.0

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), in collaboration with Drone Federation India (DFI), today launched the second edition of the National Innovation Challenge for Drone Application and Research (NIDAR 2.0, 2026-27) under the SwaYaan initiative. The program was held at Electronics Niketan, New Delhi, in hybrid mode, with students, faculty, government representatives and industry leaders joining in person and online from across the country.