MUMBAI Drone Destination India’s leading Drone-as-a-Service provider and the largest DGCA certified Drone Pilot Training company, today announced the signing of an MOA with IFFCO to collaborate for drone spray over an area of upto 30 lakh acres.

As part of the MoA, Drone Destination will undertake drone spray in 12 states across the country. These states include Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttrakhand. The drones will be spraying IFFCO Nano Urea, Nano DAP, Sagarika, IFFCO MC Agro-Chemicals, and other IFFCO & IFFCO JV’s Agri-Products, to enhance agricultural productivity and efficiency. Other benefits under the MOA include opportunities for the sale of IFFCO agri-inputs/products for drone spray.

Commenting on the business win, Alok Sharma, Chairman, of Drone Destination,n said – “We are elated to partner with the world’s top cooperative IFFCO for transforming Indian agriculture. Drones have a wide range of applications and their influence on agriculture, which is basic to human survival is revolutionary. Drones will bring efficiency, scalability, cost competitiveness, and speed to agricultural practices in India, enabling the sector to increase its contribution to GDP. As a leading player, spearheading the adoption of drones across multiple sectors, this is an important milestone for us in the journey towards drone adoption in the country.”

Chirag Sharma, MD & CEO of Drone Destination added – “We thank IFFCO for choosing us and showing faith in our capabilities for implementing large-scale drone projects. This mandate will surely cement our position in the industry as the go-to company for executing large-scale drone projects in the country.”

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The Nanotechnology Center is the sixth R&D facility of Coromandel and the second Tech Centre that will focus on the development of next-generation agri-inputs, the first being Coromandel’s research facility in Monash Academy, IIT Bombay. The center will facilitate the wider application of nano-inputs in agriculture by disseminating scientific data and knowledge to farmers, scientists, and policymakers. It will also serve as the central laboratory for all nano-products of Coromandel to ensure full compliance with regulatory guidelines and develop a wide range of bioproducts.

Earlier this year, the company launched Nano DAP, which has received an encouraging response from the farming community. Recently, it has also developed a unique Nano Urea formulation containing 12% N (w/w), which is undergoing extensive farmer trials. The company is in the process of setting up an integrated Nano products manufacturing facility at Kakinada.

Speaking on the occasion, Coromandel’s Executive Vice Chairman Mr. Arun Alagappan said, “The Coromandel Nanotechnology Center is a unique facility established to drive Coromandel’s efforts in nanotechnology in agriculture. This will enable high-quality research in the nano space and is in line with various Government initiatives to promote innovation and the use of technology. This is a major step towards strengthening India’s R&D capabilities for the development of efficient plant nutrition and protection solutions.“

Coromandel International Limited is amongst India’s pioneers and leading agri solutions provider, offering diverse products and services across the farming value chain. The company operates in two major segments: Nutrient and other allied businesses and Crop Protection. These include Fertilizer, Crop Protection, Bio Products, Specialty Nutrients, and Organic businesses. The company is the second-largest manufacturer and marketer of Phosphatic fertilizer in India. The company’s Crop Protection products are marketed in India as well as in international geographies, offering a wide range of technical and formulation products. The Specialty Nutrients business of the company focuses on water-soluble fertilizers and secondary & micronutrients segments. The company is a leading marketer of Organic fertilizer in India. The Bio Products business of the company focuses on plant extractions for various applications. It also operates a network of around 750+ rural retail outlets across Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Karnataka. Through these retail outlets, the company offers farming services, including crop advisory, soil testing, and farm mechanization, to around 3 million farmers. The company has a strong R&D and Regulatory setup, supporting the businesses in process development and new product introduction. The company has 18 manufacturing facilities, producing a wide range of Nutrient and Crop Protection products, which are marketed through an extensive network of dealers and its retail centers.

The company clocked a turnover of Rs.29,799 Crores during FY22-23. Its efforts towards the environment have been well recognized by international organizations like UNDP and have also been voted as one of the ten greenest companies in India by TERI. Coromandel is a part of the INR 742 billion (INR 74,220 Crores) of the Murugappa Group.

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PUNE: Cancer is one of the most dreaded diseases which requires expensive treatment. But in a ray of hope for oral cancer patients, Dr. Vijay Kanuru, a bio-nano scientist with Oncocur, has developed an advanced cost-effective nanomedicine for the treatment of early-stage oral cancer and oral cancer prevention.

The effectiveness of this medicine – ‘BRECAN’, developed using nano curcumin, was documented during the clinical trials and has been featured by a leading medical journal – Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, brought out by the Indian Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology.

This was revealed by Dr. Vijay Kanuru during a Press Conference held in the city.

Dr. Kanuru is an alumnus of SPPU (Savitribai Phule Pune University) and he did his master’s from here before completing his Ph.D. at Cambridge University, UK. He has also studied at Stanford Medical School, USA.

“India has the highest number of oral cancer cases. Oral cancer accounts for 30 percent of all types of cancer in the country, as 20 people per 1 lakh population are affected by oral cancer. Over five people in India die every hour due to oral cancer and hence my goal was to develop an advanced nanomedicine for the prevention of oral cancer,” Dr. Kanuru said.

“There was no nano formulation developed exclusively for oral cancer,” he emphasized.

According to Dr. Vijay Kanuru, the clinical trials were held on 30 patients, who were having an early stage of oral cancer and the results were extremely positive.

“There was a decrease in size of the lesion, number of lesions, downstaging of the disease, and increase in serum Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) levels. The patients also experienced pain relief. It also helped in improving quality of life,” Dr. Vijay Kanuru said, adding the patients, on whom the clinical trial was held, were not given any chemo drugs.

He also said BRECAN treats early-stage cancerous lesions without the use of potent steroids which are harmful.

“It can also prevent relapses and reduces the dependency on toxic chemo and painful radiation therapies during and after the cancer treatments. It is also helpful to prevent relapse of cancer,” Dr. Vijay Kanuru added.

He further said there were no side effects of the medicine, which is extremely cost-effective and is priced at Rs 1,500 for 60 capsules.

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