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Exploring What the Drone Industry in India Hopes to Receive from Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget

Nirmala Sitharaman, the current finance minister of India, is all set to announce the Budget 2021. With the government’s commitment to promoting the ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ (Make-in-India) initiative, the drone industry in India is expecting a lot from the budget. The global drone market is set to become a US$ 54 billion market by 2025, and

IAF looks to lease mid-air refuellers amid critical shortage, seeks offers from Airbus, Boeing

New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) has sought financial quotes from American aviation giant Boeing and the European aerospace major Airbus for leasing of at least two tankers to overcome India’s critical shortage of mid-air refuelling capability. While the IAF has sought leasing quotes for two mid-air refuellers from Airbus, it has requested quotes

Indian Army chopper crash lands in Jammu’s Kathua, one pilot dead, another injured

An Indian Army helicopter crash landed near a brigade headquarters in Lakhanpur area of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday (January 25), Indian Army confirmed. Reports quoting eyewitness suggest that an Advanced Light Helicopter ‘Dhruv’ crashed. after getting caught in wires, however, there was no immediate confirmation by the Army about the cause

Six flights cancelled due to poor visibility

Patna: Six flights operating to and from Jayaprakash Narayan International Airport were cancelled on Saturday due to poor visibility caused by the foggy conditions. Those cancelled were GoAir’s G8-351 (Mumbai) and G8-2506, G8-133 (Delhi) flights and IndiGo’s 6E-982 (Hyderabad), 6E-6105 (Kolkata) and 6E-2614 (Delhi) flights. The visibility was less than 50 metres from 7am to

CIAL commissions floating solar power plants

Cochin International Airport Ltd(CIAL), which became the worlds first solar-powered airportin 2015, on Sunday added another feather to its cap, commissioning two floating solar power plants in Kerala. With the installation of the plants with a capacity of452 KWh over two artificial lakes, the airport’s total installed capacity has risen to 40 MWp helping it

Now, fly to Statue of Unity

Juhu airport-based charter company, Bativala M Bhagvati Flying Charters LLP, has tied up with Sanskruti Vacations for helicopter services from Juhu airport to the Statue of Unity in Kevadia, Gujarat. Earlier, SpiceJet had started a seaplane service to the fast emerging destination. Captain Mihir Bhagvati, a partner of Bativala M Bhagvati Flying Charters LLP, said,
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