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Thursday, September 4, 2025
TopicALH Dhruv

Topic: ALH Dhruv

Amid escalating tensions with Pakistan, grounded ALH fleet for Army, IAF cleared for operations

Entire Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) fleet for Army, Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard was grounded after a Coast Guard helicopter crash killed 3 personnel in January.

Critics aren’t HAL’s enemy—hubris is. And it’s hurting India’s defence readiness

To understand the silliness of HAL’s approach, just see how other global defence firms have handled similar crises.

HAL bristles at criticism over ALH crash, opens fire. Gets reminded that ‘critics aren’t the enemy’

Grounding of ALH fleet since January is a setback for armed services & Coast Guard who together operate around 330 of these work horses. HAL came out against adverse reports.

Cause of Porbandar chopper crash identified, Dhruv fleet to stay grounded at least 3 more weeks

Dhruv’s design is certified, but training and maintenance may be factors, says HAL chief. 28 crashes in 25 years, with 13 due to technical faults.

On Camera

On Arundhati Roy, mother-daughter conflicts, and the burden of being a ‘good mother’

When reading the book, one can see Roy’s mother as a 'fascist government' unto herself, the centre of her own cult. In Arundhati’s words, Mary Roy was ‘mother guru’.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Loyal wingman’ to full ICBM triad & air defence, China’s show of power at Victory Day parade

China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.