Home » Aerial unmanned vehicle, DGCA, drone, Drones, Internet, Policy By Nikhil Cariappa The Ministry of Civil Aviation has announced the launch of Digital Sky, the online platform for the registration of drones in India. Suresh Prabhu, the Minister for Civil Aviation, tweeted on Saturday that online registration for drone operations is now live on the Digital Sky portal. After registration, drone operators can commence personal and commercial drone flights. Happy to announce that we are launching the Online Registration Portal for #Drone Flying Permission, #DigitalSky from TODAY. The platform is now LIVE at https://t.co/35nWXNCVJ5#NewIndia #TransformingIndia — Suresh Prabhu (@sureshpprabhu) December 1, 2018 The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had put out the first draft of regulations in April 2016 after being apprised of the safety hazards posed by drones and the absence of a drone policy in India. After consultations and revisions, the Ministry of Civil Aviation had announced the draft of drone regulations 1.0 in August 2018. India’s drone policy has come into effect from December 1, 2018. The Digital Sky portal lists the rules for legal drone operations in India – While these regulations are a part of the drone regulations 1.0, the ministry said that the Drone Task Force, under the chairmanship of Jayant Sinha, will provide draft recommendations for drone policy 2.0.
India ’s Ministry of Civil Aviation has launched its online platform for drone registration. Ministry of Civil Aviation has gone live for commercial and personal operators after over two years of consultations and revisions, following recognition in two years that the country’s drone policy was inadequate. Rules listed on the platform include requirements for unique identification numbers and permits for all drones (excluding nano and micro versions), specific height and air space limits, and no night-time flying. Drones have also been classified into weights, with the smallest nano versions 150 kilograms and the heaviest identified as above less than 250 grams .