# Hyderabad startup AkinAnalytics unveils multi-payload agri drone NIKA2 2026-08-15T01:01:20+00:00 | Technology | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Times of India reports that Hyderabad-based women-led deeptech startup AkinAnalytics has developed NIKA2, an indigenous multi-payload drone for farmers and field-intensive sectors. Unanimously unveiled in New Delhi by union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the drone carries a 16-litre spraying payload and a 12-litre spreading payload with a quick-change mechanism for switching between tasks. It features terrain-following technology, fail-safe functions and night-operation capability, and can operate on uneven or sloping farmland including tea estates in Shillong and Meghalaya. The drone also supports aquaculture feed distribution. Founder and CEO Janaki Pulaparthi said the company aims to make drone technology versatile for farmers while building capabilities for multiple industries. AkinAnalytics is developing an AI-augmented analytics platform and digital twin technologies for sectors from agriculture to defence, and runs a DGCA-authorised remote pilot training centre in Amalapuram, Andhra Pradesh. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: AkinAnalytics, Hyderabad, NIKA2, Shivraj Singh Chouhan Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/hyderabad-startup-akinanalytics-unveils-multi-payload-agri-drone-nika2/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/hyderabad-startup-akinanalytics-unveils-multi-payload-agri-drone-nika2/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.