Recently, someone in India used a drone for a peculiar purpose. To get delivered a garland at a wedding reception. As the bride and the groom stood on the dais, a duty-minded drone travelled towards them and delivered the garland.

Many on social media have expressed their amusement over the 'state-of-the-art' reception. "While Americans want to use drones to deliver essential supplies to disaster-hit areas, fighting wildfires, and helping with emergency rescue services, look what someone has done at an Indian wedding," a tweeple said.

Be that as it may, the Centre is taking steps to make drones economically more and more relevant than ever. "Most drones are seen today at ‘big fat Indian weddings’ but they have the potential to be essential tools for development in India-particularly in agri & logistics. Bravo Suresh Prabhu (Union Minister) for creating an enabling environment for them. However the policy must evolve continuously," writes Anand Mahindra, the entrepreneur.

Americans: by 2020 we'll have drones delivering essential supplies to disaster hit areas, fighting wildfires, and helping with emergency rescue services.

Indians: pic.twitter.com/V4SEaEQt7r

— That Goan Boy (@schmmuck) January 20, 2019