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NIDAR 2.0 Under SwaYaan Initiative

  • 14 Jul 2026

On 13th July 2026, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), in collaboration with the Drone Federation India, launched the National Innovation Challenge for Drone Application and Research (NIDAR) 2.0 under the SwaYaan initiative.

Key Points

  • Objective: NIDAR 2.0 aims to promote indigenous drone innovation and develop a skilled workforce for India's growing drone ecosystem.
  • Challenge Theme: Student teams will design intelligent drones powered by an Indian-made semiconductor chip.
  • Incentives: The competition offers a prize pool of over ₹65 lakh, along with startup incubation, cloud credits, software support and internships.
  • SwaYaan Initiative: Approved in July 2022 with an outlay of nearly ₹90 crore, SwaYaan focuses on building drone-related skills.