Student-designed drone flies national flag high on I-Day

Chennai: The future is here! The Indian national flag at the IIITDM, Kancheepuram in Tamil Nadu was flown by a student designed drone, during the 69th Independence Day celebration, after the traditional flag hoisting. A press release from the Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing said it offers “design centric education following experiential learning model, trains students to design and develop indigenous products and make them suitable for make in India path.” The Institute's Director Prof Gnanamoorthy said “there's a need to convert the young population of India to be super skilled manpower.”