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Republic Day celebrations: 1,000-drone display to be part of Beating the Retreat ceremony
YB WEB DESK. Dated: 1/19/2022 12:43:41 PM
New Delhi, Jan 18 To celebrate 75 years of India’s Independence, a first-of-its-kind 1,000- drone display will be part of the Beating the Retreat ceremony on January 29. The drones have been developed indigenously by Botlab Dynamics, an IIT Delhi startup. Countries like the US, Russia and China have carried out similar displays using drones at this scale in the past. Another addition to the January 29 ceremony will be a laser projection on the parapet of North Block and South Block in New Delhi. The laser show will exhibit 75 years of Indian Independence. The Beating the Retreat ceremony is a centuriesold military tradition dating back to the time when troops disengaged from battle at sunset. It is held at Vijay Chowk in New Delhi every year on January 29. The Republic Day celebrations in India