Drones will fly over Karnataka to assess agricultural land, crops

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August 9, 2018

Bengaluru, Aug 9: Soon, there will be drones flying over the fields of North Karnataka, as the state government turns to technology to estimate crop damage due to deficit rainfall in a quick, standardized and objective manner.

Agriculture minister N H Shivashankar Reddy on Wednesday said the department will be taking the assistance of drones for the first time to assess crop damage, although the previous Congress government had used the technology to survey agricultural lands in the state.

“The present survey is not able to throw light on agricultural lands and crops grown on them. Several RTCs show there are no crops grown at all on them. Building on the current survey which has been commissioned, we will use drones and applications to assess the land and existing crops on them,” said the minister.

Reddy said that per day, a single drone can assess about 1,000 acres of land. “And with this being the speed of assessment, we can cover the entire state’s agricultural lands in the next couple of months. This will help get the actual position of crops and land use,” said Reddy.

The minister said that at present, sowing in Karnataka has achieved 66% coverage. Of the targeted 74.69 lakh hectares, sowing is complete on 49.47 lakh hectares, with another 21.04 lakh hectares expected to be sown in the next two months.

“For the remaining 8.07 lakh hectares, we are preparing contingency plans,” said Reddy.

The minister said the government is also trying to replace water intensive trees like eucalyptus, and encourage people to replace them with bamboo. “We are looking to promote bamboo in a big way, considering the remuneration of approximately Rs 3.5lakh per hectare of bamboo within three years. The project will be taken up under the ‘bamboo mission’ of the central government,” he said.

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Not yet. And this is not for wedding shoot :)

People can fool poor people duping as govt officials and they can do illegal things by using drones

How a common man can make out which authorised drone. May be this projct will raise more security threats

So drones are legal in Karnataka?

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15 liberal thinkers, activists in Karnataka face life threat; security for swamiji

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January 25,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 25: The local police will provide security for Sri Nijagunananda Swami and his Kittur Nishkal Mantapa Mutt following a letter containing a threat to his life that was received on Friday.

The letter, containing the names of 15 liberal thinkers and activists, was circulated widely on social media and shown on some Kannada TV channels. The letter is addressed to the seer, and it condemns his lectures where he speaks in favour of liberal values.

“The decision to eliminate you will be taken on January 21. You will be eliminated, along with 15 of your followers and people who think like you,” the letter said.

Among those threatened are Nidumamidi Channammalla Swami, Jnyana Prakash Swami, the former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, actors Prakash Raj and Chetan Kumar, writer Chandrashekar Patil, Brinda Karat of the CPI(M) and writer K.S. Bhagavan.

It is not the first time that the seer is getting such threats. Two years ago, Belagavi Police had provided security to the seer following threats to his life. Last year, he got a phone call from a person from Shivamogga district. But the seer did not bother to complain.

This time, the district police will seek a written complaint from the seer. “We will assess the threat perception and the security levels. Adequate security will be provided,” the police said.

The seer is now camping in Jewargi in Kalaburagi district. “We have intimated the Kalaburagi Superintendent of Police of the need for immediate security arrangements. We will take steps to provide adequate security to him once he arrives in Belagavi district,” Superintendent of Police Lakshman Nimbaragi said.

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USA buys up world’s stock of key covid drug; no other country can now buy remdesivir

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July 1,2020

The United States of America has bought almost the entire world's supply of remdesivir, one of just two drugs proven to treat COVID-19.

“President Trump has struck an amazing deal to ensure Americans have access to the first authorised therapeutic for Covid-19,” said the US health and human services secretary, Alex Azar.

“To the extent possible, we want to ensure that any American patient who needs remdesivir can get it. The Trump administration is doing everything in our power to learn more about life-saving therapeutics for Covid-19 and secure access to these options for the American people.”

The announcement implies that no other country in the world will be able to buy remdesivir for next three months at least.

The anti-viral drug patented by the US-based Gilead biotech firm is the only one approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to treat patients with the novel coronavirus.

The Trump administration has already shown that it is prepared to outbid and outmanoeuvre all other countries to secure the medical supplies it needs for the US.

“They’ve got access to most of the drug supply [of remdesivir], so there’s nothing for Europe,” said Dr Andrew Hill, senior visiting research fellow at Liverpool University.

Remdesivir, the first drug approved by licensing authorities in the US to treat Covid-19, is made by Gilead and has been shown to help people recover faster from the disease.

The first 140,000 doses, supplied to drug trials around the world, have been used up. The Trump administration has now bought more than 500,000 doses, which is all of Gilead’s production for July and 90% of August and September.

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