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AAI to Set Up Flying Schools at Six Airports

The policy is based on the recommendations by a committee under the chairmanship of Air Chief Marshal (retired) Fali H Major, a AAI Board member, which examined the existing flight training infrastructure and its problems. Indian aviation sector is projected to require over 9400 trained pilots over the next five years and nearly 30 per cent of aspiring pilots have to travel to foreign flight training schools and the courses are expensive as they have to pay in foreign currency.

IAF Airbase in Leh Fully Equipped for Taking Every Challenge in Night

Indian Air Force (IAF) airbase is fully equipped to handle any kind of challenges if arise in the night. Sorties of IAF aircraft can be seen in the night where the roar of many IAF aircraft can be heard with a fighter jet. MIG-29, Apache, Chinook, MI-17, and light-weighted aircraft Dhruv has carried out night sorties at Leh airbase.

Export of Essential Agri Commodities for the period April-September 2020 Increases by 43.4%

Furthermore, balance of trade during April-September 2020 has been significantly positive at Rs 9002 Crore (US$ 1.23 billion) as against trade deficit of Rs. 2133 (US$ 29.21) during the same period in 2019. On month to month basis (MoM), India’s agricultural export of essential agricultural commodities during September 2020 has been of Rs 9296 crore (US$ 1.27 billion) against export of Rs 5114 crore (US$ 700.39 million) during September 2019, showing an increase of 81.7%.