Pushpaka
Mission
Pushpaka is a working-group publication repo for drone regulation and UTM standards in India. Its primary outputs are:
- Published work items and policy specifications
- OpenAPI and interoperability specs as first-class technical artifacts
- Meeting records and working-group minutes
- Limited reference code only where it directly supports a published specification
This is not a broad implementation monorepo. It is a home for standards, policy recommendations, and the minimum supporting code necessary to demonstrate those standards.
About
We are a group of aviation enthusiasts interested in effective drone regulation and standards in India. We're working towards a deeper synchronisation between industry and regulator, while setting up conversations with more types of stakeholders. Our approach uses Concept of Operations (ConOps) as a consensus-building tool to enhance market capacity over time. This approach would boost operations and clear the road for Unmanned Traffic Management standards, a crucial building block for the drone ecosystem.
Charter
Civil Aviation Authorities worldwide have started rule making for unmanned aviation. There being several aspects to the field, we hope to take a holistic and informed approach to making recommendations to policy makers on such efforts in India. We are also aiming to build Digital Public Goods and Infrastructure that would enable larger scale of the drone ecosystem.
Vision
Effective, interoperable, and openly specified drone regulation and UTM infrastructure for India.
Scope
- Policy recommendations and concept-of-operations documents
- Technical specifications and OpenAPI artifacts for UTM services
- Illustrative reference implementations scoped to registry and flight authorisation
- Integration guidance for drone autopilot and ground control software
Quick Access
Membership
Core
| Name | Email/Website | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Amit Garg | 🇮🇳 | |
| Sayandeep Purkayasth | 🇮🇳 | |
| Abhishek Dwivedi | 🇮🇳 | |
| Arun Kumar | 🇮🇳 | |
| Sumit Sarkar | 🇮🇳 | |
| Sharad Sharma | 🇮🇳 |
Past members
| Name | Location | |
|---|---|---|
| Siddharth Shetty | 🇮🇳 | |
| Siddharth Ravikumar | 🇨🇦 | |
| George Thomas | 🇮🇳 | |
| Hrishikesh Ballal | 🇮🇪 | |
| Manish Shukla | 🇮🇳 | |
| Nihal Mohan | 🇮🇳 |