Since 2010 with the launch of Parrot AR, drones have become consumer technology and are being used everywhere from movie shootings, wedding videography and scientific activity like mapping. The ability of drones to reach places where humans can’t directly reach means it could be used for monitoring operations, delivery of goods and even be potentially misused for violence. India has banned import of drones since 2014 and has legally allowed drone usage only after Dec 1st 2018 when Director General of Civil Aviation brought the rules regulating Remotely Piloted Aircrafts. In this episode Shashank Srinivasan of Technology for Wildlife takes us through how these regulations are working. 

<div>Since 2010 with the launch of Parrot AR, drones have become consumer technology and are being used everywhere from movie shootings, wedding videography and scientific activity like mapping. The ability of drones to reach places where humans can’t directly reach means it could be used for monitoring operations, delivery of goods and even be potentially misused for violence. India has banned import of drones since 2014 and has legally allowed drone usage only after Dec 1st 2018 when Director General of Civil Aviation brought the rules regulating Remotely Piloted Aircrafts. In this episode Shashank Srinivasan of Technology for Wildlife takes us through how these regulations are working. </div><div><br></div>

The second season of Cyber Democracy podcast focuses on understanding how technology is a site for gendered politics in India. Through conversations with female and trans-queer grassroots practitioners, the podcast will discuss how our gender and intersectional identities shape our experiences of and engagements with technologies and the Internet.

Show Host: Radhika Radhakrishnan
 (https://twitter.com/so_radhikal)

Season 1

What does Democracy mean in this age of cyber? How does the government benefit from the sale of our data? What is data economy? And does the internet give us the right to be forgotten? These and many more questions will be discussed, debated and answered in Cyber Democracy, a new podcast offering from Suno India.

Show Host: Srinivas Kodali (https://twitter.com/digitaldutta)

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