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AkinAnalytics launches NIKA2 Kisan Medium Drone

By Startup Enthusiast · 14 August 2026

What they do

AkinAnalytics is a women-led DeepTech and defence technology startup based in Hyderabad

It launched the NIKA2 Kisan Medium Drone, presented to Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in New Delhi

The drone can carry 16 litres of spray or 12 litres of solid material and cover about three acres per flight

AkinAnalytics launched the NIKA2 Kisan Medium Drone.
The drone was presented to Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in New Delhi, who saw a demonstration.
The drone can carry 16 litres of spray liquid or 12 litres of solid material, and users can switch between the two easily.
It can follow uneven terrain, has backup systems for safety, and can fly at night.
Under good conditions, the drone covers about three acres in one flight.
It works for regular farming, feeding fish in aquaculture, and plantations on slopes like tea estates in Shillong, Meghalaya.

The drone cost about Rs 10 lakh to develop and took ten months with three major design changes.
AkinAnalytics has received support from government schemes such as NIDHI PRAYAS, Startup India Seed Fund Scheme, MeitY SAMRIDH, and the iDEX ecosystem.
Founder Janaki Pulaparthi was named in Forbes 40 Under 40 India Leaders in 2025.

AkinAnalytics is a women-led DeepTech and Defence Technology startup based in Hyderabad.
It offers the NIKA2 Kisan Medium Drone for agriculture and other industries.
The company also has an AI-Augmented Drone Analytics Platform and Digital Twin technologies for inspecting, measuring, monitoring, and making decisions about assets.
It serves agriculture, aquaculture, plantations, mining, energy, infrastructure, and defence.
AkinAnalytics runs a DGCA-authorised Remote Pilot Training Organisation in Amalapuram, Andhra Pradesh.
The company is building an agricultural ecosystem that connects farmers needing drone services with trained pilots.