The NIDAR 2.0 initiative, seen in the news recently, was launched by: |ForumIAS

[A] Ministry of Civil Aviation and DGCA

[B] Ministry of Defence and DRDO

[C] Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in collaboration with Drone Federation India (DFI)

[D] NITI Aayog in collaboration with ISRO

Answer: C

Notes:

Explanation: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in collaboration with Drone Federation India (DFI)

NIDAR stands for National Innovation Challenge for Drone Application and Research. NIDAR 2.0 is part of the SwaYaan initiative, which focuses on capacity building in Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), drone, and allied technologies. The challenge encourages students to develop autonomous drones, indigenous avionics, and flight controllers using India’s VEGA processor.

Source: PIB