Hyderabad startup launches ‘Kisan Medium Drone’

Metro India News | HYDERABAD

Hyderabad-based women-led DeepTech and Defence Technology startup AkinAnalytics has launched its indigenous NIKA2 Kisan Medium Drone, strengthening its focus on technology-led solutions for farmers and other field-intensive industries. The drone was unveiled by Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan in New Delhi, where he also witnessed a demonstration of the platform.

Designed with farmer utility and operational flexibility in mind, NIKA2 is a multi-payload agricultural drone featuring a 16-litre spraying payload and a 12-litre spreading payload. Its easy payload-change mechanism enables operators to switch between spraying and spreading applications, allowing a single drone to perform multiple agricultural operations. The technology has potential applications in plantation regions, including the tea-growing areas of Shillong and Meghalaya, where terrain conditions can make conventional aerial operations challenging.

 The company also operates a DGCA-authorised Remote Pilot Training Organisation in Amalapuram, Andhra Pradesh, connecting indigenous drone technology with drone skilling and workforce development. Commenting on the company's approach, Janaki Pulaparthi, Founder & CEO, AkinAnalytics mentioned that with NIKA2, the firm aims to make drone technology more versatile and useful for farmers while building capabilities that can eventually serve multiple industries and geographies.

Photo Caption: Shivraj Singh Chouhan Minister of Agriculture & Rural Developmen, Janaki Pulaparthi - Founder & CEO of AkinAnalytics launches Indigenous NIKA2 Kisan Medium Drone for Farmers