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The Department of Posts in India delivered mail using a drone for the first time in Gujarat's Kutch district. On May 27, Gurugram based TechEagle's VertiplaneX3 drone delivered a medical parcel from Habay village in Bhuj taluka to Ner village in Bhachau taluka, covering 46 kms in 25 minutes. The 100 km range VertiplaneX3 has a payload capacity of 3 kgs and a top speed of 120 km/hour. "It was the longest drone delivery in a single flight and that too in a harsh weather environment with a wind speed of more than 30 km/ hour," said Vikram Singh Meena, Founder-CEO, TechEagle. The project is aimed at enabling faster deliveries across the country, be it in urban cities or any rural village.

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Companion is a distraction-free smartphone that has the basic functions of a smartphone, but is stripped of everything that could distract you. It can be worn as a necklace, clipped to belt loops, or wherever preferred. Its small, minimalist design features an E-ink display that won't tempt users with notifications throughout the day. It has an earpiece and microphone for taking calls, a wide + ultra-wide camera lens with flash, and an air quality sensor. It has no ports, thus freeing up internal space and making the device more water resistant, and it is charged wirelessly. Companion is constructed from a bioplastic that is easily manufactured and disassembled for repair or dismantled at end-of-life. This helps create a closed loop system where plastic is recycled many times over without ending up in a landfill. The texture of the bioplastic mimics the slightly rough feel of pebbles, while the device curves at all angles mimicking the natural design of pebbles. The device's colours feature a speckle pattern on top of soft hues that resemble the colours and patterns of naturally-found pebbles.

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