Curious about the business of drones, TMB host Kiran Somvanshi visited the factory of IdeaForge, India’s largest drone makers. From being a futuristic idea to a surveillance tool to having multiple use cases in agriculture, infrastructure, pharma, sports, films, rescue operations and wars, the unmanned aerial vehicle has come a long way. 

And with one company making a crackling stock market debut and another in the wings, there’s money finally chasing this business. Besides  IdeaForge's CEO Ankit Mehta she also talks to Smit Shah, President, Drone Federation of India and Prateek Srivastava, founder and MD of DroneAcharya Aerial Innovations



If you like this episode from Kiran Somvanshi, you can check out her episodes - MamaEarth Maange More, Rating The Raters, Making India Inc Accessible, From Bikaner to BSE: Snacking Away and more

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Curious about the business of drones, TMB host <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/etreporter/author-kiran-kabtta-somvanshi-479252454.cms">Kiran Somvanshi</a> visited the factory of <a href="https://twitter.com/ideaforge_tech">IdeaForge</a>, India’s largest drone makers. From being a futuristic idea to a surveillance tool to having multiple use cases in agriculture, infrastructure, pharma, sports, films, rescue operations and wars, the unmanned aerial vehicle has come a long way. 
And with one company making a crackling stock market debut and another in the wings, there’s money finally chasing this business. Besides  IdeaForge's CEO <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ankit-mehta-7567292/">Ankit Mehta</a> she also talks to <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/smitshah93in/">Smit Shah</a>, President, Drone Federation of India and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/prateek1812/">Prateek Srivastava</a>, founder and MD of DroneAcharya Aerial Innovations 
If you like this episode from Kiran Somvanshi, you can check out her episodes -<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/1knlKaNygGFGsXEYFLILNU?si=JUZBz1aCSMiWn2rxCD1MFg"> MamaEarth Maange More</a>,<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/5J94IlRICU5hHGTJph6EAC?si=TLi8ukX3RzK6W3VLV9qvKQ"> Rating The Raters</a>,<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/64BnAcFPWQCMQNJtTB1VRQ?si=4S5-QT-5TcWyaoOMbclCEg"> Making India Inc Accessible</a>,<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Ghf5opY49z7F2MRqhAE6C?si=f-oHXrWzQKODT5wItKCAbg"> From Bikaner to BSE: Snacking Away</a> and<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6PL5kfPbwURBEu6fHCVTOL"> more</a>
You can follow our host Kiran Somvanshi on her social media:<a href="https://twitter.com/Kiran_ET"> Twitter</a> &amp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kiransomvanshi/"> Linkedin</a>
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