MUMBAI, India, April 17 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202531098106 A) filed by Guru Nanak Institute Of Technology, Kolkata, West Bengal, on Oct. 11, 2025, for 'an autonomous drone-based system for waste cleaning in large water bodies.'

Inventor(s) include Dr. Srabani Biswas; Dr. Ipsita Saha; Ms. Sayani Chandra; Dr. Jayanta Pal; Dr. Soumyabrata Saha; and Dr. Suparna Dasgupta.

The application for the patent was published on April 17, under issue no. 16/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present disclosure discloses an autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system for the detection and removal of plastic waste from aquatic environments. The UAV integrates ...