Passengers entering India will now have to declare their possession of drones upon arrival. They will also have to pay an extra duty on it.
This is because the Indian government has decided to include drones in the list of prohibited and taxed goods from Apr. 1.
Across the world, several countries come up with laws and innovative ways to regulate the use of drones. In Tokyo, the police uses drones with nets to catch dangerous drones. In the Netherlands, police is training eagles to grab rogue drones. In the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration requires the country's users to register their small unmanned aircraft with the government.
In India however, it is still illegal for civilians to use drones due to security threats. They are used by the government to monitor the country's borders and surveillance in conflict-ridden areas. Police in the city of Lucknow even planned to use drones to use pepper spray to control crowds.
The government has said that while it restricts the use of drones, it has not banned their import. In the absence of official guidelines, drones are often deployed for filming lavish weddings as well as Bollywood films. Chinese toy drones are also sold freely in several cities and online stores.
03/03/16 Mashable
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This is because the Indian government has decided to include drones in the list of prohibited and taxed goods from Apr. 1.
Across the world, several countries come up with laws and innovative ways to regulate the use of drones. In Tokyo, the police uses drones with nets to catch dangerous drones. In the Netherlands, police is training eagles to grab rogue drones. In the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration requires the country's users to register their small unmanned aircraft with the government.
In India however, it is still illegal for civilians to use drones due to security threats. They are used by the government to monitor the country's borders and surveillance in conflict-ridden areas. Police in the city of Lucknow even planned to use drones to use pepper spray to control crowds.
The government has said that while it restricts the use of drones, it has not banned their import. In the absence of official guidelines, drones are often deployed for filming lavish weddings as well as Bollywood films. Chinese toy drones are also sold freely in several cities and online stores.
03/03/16 Mashable
