The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has launched the second edition of the National Innovation Challenge for Drone Application and Research, called NIDAR 2.0 (2026-27), under its SwaYaan initiative. The challenge is being run together with the Drone Federation India. Its main goal is to encourage the development of drones that run on semiconductor chips made in India, thereby strengthening indigenous drone technology and reducing dependence on imported components. The initiative links India's drone ecosystem with the wider push for domestic semiconductor manufacturing.