<ul><li>In a first for India, drones transported blood bags in Delhi as part of a validation experiment by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).</li><li>The drone, called 'i-DRONE', was initially used for vaccine distribution to remote areas during the COVID-19 pandemic.</li><li>The experiment found that the drone could maintain the low temperature required for blood transport without damaging the products.</li><li>In 2022, a Delhi-based diagnostics company also started using drones to collect blood samples from hospitals and deliver them to labs for faster test results.</li></ul>

Drones successfully used for blood delivery in Delhi in a first-of-its-kind initiative

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