India has achieved a significant milestone in civil aviation with the approval of the country’s first Point in Space (PinS) Instrument Approach Procedure for helicopter operations, marking a major step towards safer and more efficient all-weather helicopter connectivity.   The PinS Instrument Approach Procedure enables helicopters to operate safely in low-visibility and challenging weather conditions by using satellite-based navigation and advanced instrument flight procedures. The system allows aircraft to navigate accurately to a designated point in space before proceeding visually to the landing site.   The approval represents a major…

Air Marshal Tejinder Singh assumed charge as the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) on Thursday.   A highly decorated officer of the Indian Air Force, Air Marshal Tejinder Singh brings with him decades of distinguished service, extensive operational experience, and expertise in joint military planning and force integration.   Commissioned into the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force, the Air Marshal has held several important command, staff, and instructional appointments during his illustrious career. He has commanded operational units and formations…

Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, PVSM, AVSM, VM, VSM, assumed charge as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS) of the Indian Air Force on Thursday.   A distinguished fighter pilot with extensive operational and command experience, Air Marshal Dixit was commissioned into the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force in December 1986. During his illustrious career spanning nearly four decades, he has flown a wide range of combat aircraft and accumulated over 3,300 hours of flying experience.   An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Defence Services Staff…

Scientists have used artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse more than a century of solar images from the Kodaikanal Solar Observatory, enabling the automated tracking of bright solar regions known as plages that are closely linked to the Sun’s magnetic activity.   The study employed advanced AI-based image analysis to examine digitised observations spanning nearly 100 years, creating one of the most comprehensive records of solar surface activity. Plages, which appear brighter than their surroundings in specific wavelengths of light, serve as important indicators of the Sun’s magnetic field and solar…

The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) continued its campaign to promote Andhra Pradesh's traditional crafts on the national stage by presenting an Etikoppaka handicraft to President Droupadi Murmu during her visit to Visakhapatnam on Tuesday. State IT and HRD Minister Nara Lokesh received the President at INS Dega and presented her with a handcrafted Sri Rama Pattabhishekam idol made in Etikoppaka, the celebrated wood-lacquer craft village in Anakapalli district. Along with Lokesh joined the Governor Syed Abdul Nazeer, Assembly Speaker of the Legislative, Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu, and Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha.…