'Medicine from the sky' initiative launched in Telangana

·         Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has launched the first of its kind "Medicine from the Sky" project in Telangana.

·         The project aims to deliver vaccines and other essential products to remote areas using drones.

·         The Medicine from the Sky project will be taken up in 16 green zones of Telangana on a pilot basis and later on the basis of the data it will be extended to the national level.

Important facts

About Telangana

v  Formation: 2 June 2014

v  Capital: Hyderabad

v  Governor: Tamilisai Sundararajani

v  Chief Minister: K Chandrasekhar Rao

v  District: 33