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  "slug": "india-registered-drones-2025",
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  "topic": "drones",
  "claim": "India had 29,501 registered drones as of late January 2025, according to DGCA data reported by The Hindu.",
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    "title": "Over 29,500 registered drones in India: DGCA",
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    "published": "2025-02-16",
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    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/over-29500-registered-drones-in-india-says-dgca/article69226936.ece",
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    "primary_note": "Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) data, as reported"
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  "accessed": "2026-10-25",
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    "Secondary source relaying regulator data."
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    "apa": "Whirrwork. (2026, October 25). India had 29,501 registered drones as of late January 2025, according to DGCA data reported by The Hindu [Statistic]. Whirrwork Research. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/india-registered-drones-2025/",
    "chicago": "Whirrwork. “India had 29,501 registered drones as of late January 2025, according to DGCA data reported by The Hindu.” Whirrwork Research. Published October 25, 2026. Accessed October 25, 2026. https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/india-registered-drones-2025/.",
    "mla": "“India had 29,501 registered drones as of late January 2025, according to DGCA data reported by The Hindu.” Whirrwork Research, Whirrwork, 25 Oct. 2026, whirrwork.com/research/stats/india-registered-drones-2025/. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.",
    "bibtex": "@misc{whirrwork_india_registered_drones_2025,\n  author       = {{Whirrwork}},\n  title        = {{India had 29,501 registered drones as of late January 2025, according to DGCA data reported by The Hindu}},\n  howpublished = {Whirrwork Research},\n  year         = {2026},\n  month        = oct,\n  url          = {https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/india-registered-drones-2025/},\n  urldate      = {2026-10-25},\n  note         = {Original source: The Hindu, Over 29,500 registered drones in India: DGCA (2025-02-16). Licensed CC BY 4.0}\n}",
    "source_apa": "The Hindu. (2025, February 16). Over 29,500 registered drones in India: DGCA. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/over-29500-registered-drones-in-india-says-dgca/article69226936.ece"
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