• The drone airspace map is an interactive mapof India that demarcates the yellow and red zones across the country.
• Green zone is the airspace upto 400 feet that has not been designated as a red or yellow zone; and upto 200 feet above the area located between 8-12 km from the perimeter of an operational airport.
• In green zones, no permission whatsoever is required for operating drones with an all-up weight upto500 kg.
• Yellow zone is the airspace above 400 feet in a designated green zone; above 200 feet in the area located between 8-12 km from the perimeter of an operational airport and above ground in the area located between 5-8 km from the perimeter of an operational airport.
• Drone operations in yellow zone require permission from the concerned air traffic control authority – AAI, IAF, Navy, HAL etc. as the case may be.
• Yellow zone has been reduced from 45 km earlier to 12 km from the airport perimeter.
• Red zone is the ‘no-drone zone’ within which drones can be operated only after a permission from the Central Government.
• The airspace map may be modified by authorized entities from time to time.
• Anyone planning to operate a drone should mandatorily check the latest airspace map for any changes in zone boundaries.
• The drone airspace map is freely available on the digital sky platform to all without any login requirements.

Source : PIB - https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1757850