India, April 22 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:

Forest surveillance, wildlife monitoring, border and disaster surveillance in the North East, may soon be much easier -- thanks to the Aerostatic Drone developed with support from North East Centre for Technology Application and Reach (NECTAR).

NECTAR, an autonomous body under Department of Science and Technology, Government of India organized a live demonstration of the technology developed by Airbotix Technologies, Gurgaon.

It is the first of its kind in India, designed with high endurance and aero-statically stable capabilities to deploy for forest surveillance, wildlife monitoring, border and disaster surveillance application. Aerostatic drones are aerial p...