Thursday, 27 January, 2022
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Topic: helicopters

From choppers to missiles, Modi govt cuts defence foreign shopping list, favours Make in India

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Defence Acquisition Council meeting chaired by Rajnath Singh puts emphasis on indigenous products. Foreign firms can tie up with Indian companies to produce for global market.

HAL choppers get defence ministry nod in bid to replace Cheetah & Chetak, Kamov hangs in balance

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The 12 helicopters, six each for the Army and the IAF, will be delivered in August 2022.

Navy set to lease only new utility helicopters for its warships, eyes two-year deal

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The leasing cost cited by over a dozen firms varied from as low as Rs 40 lakh per month to Rs 3.4 crore for each chopper.

With less than 300 choppers, India’s helicopter market dwindles, industry wants better rules

Taran Deol -
India's helicopter potential in tourism, mining, corporate travel and medical services remains severely underused.

Army plans to buy 350 helicopters over 10 years to modernise its Aviation Corps

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
The Aviation Corps currently operates Chetak and Cheetah choppers, the ALH Dhruv since 2001, and its armed variant Rudra since 2013.

High above its flooded streets, Mumbai plans helicopter rides for commuting

Manasi Phadke -
Helicopters will be used for regular commute, medical and other emergency services as well as rescue operations.

Flying cars: automating the skies means playing with our lives

Jonathan Aitken -
Accidents in the air tend to have much more severe consequences than those on tarmac.

New govt of Maldives likely to keep 2 Indian choppers previous president didn’t want

Sujan Dutta -
Previous Maldives govt had asked India to take back choppers as it made overtures towards China. New government is more pro-India.

Imran Khan expels rape-convict leader hours after welcoming him in party

Priyamvada Grover -
Here's what's happening across the border: Nabila becomes the official hair & make-up partner for India's IIFA and Chris Pratt expresses his love for Pakistan

Italy’s acquittal of AgustaWestland execs will have no bearing on case in India

Manu Pubby -
The evidence shows middlemen and collusion, but connecting the dots has always been a weakness for Indian investigators. The case is far from over in India.

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Opinion

Covid isn’t behind us, but the world’s next big health emergency is already here

Therese Raphael -
Covid has led to 5.6 million deaths, but antimicrobial resistance is likely to log 10 million deaths annually by 2050. Its treatment has led to antibiotics' overuse, which has spiked drug resistance.
Imran Khan, chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, in Lahore | Asad Zaidi/Bloomberg

Imran Khan is losing the plot. Someone’s chair is about to be pulled again

The Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate in New Delhi

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Economy

An Assicurazioni Generali SpA logo sits above an entrance to their offices in Rome | Bloomberg

Italian Generali buys 25% stake worth Rs 1,250 cr in insurance JV from embattled Future Group

Rahul Satija -
The stake sale, which will give Generali majority control over the JV, comes as the Future Group is locked in a prolonged legal battle with partner Amazon.

Defence

The Indian Army's Akash missiles on display during the 73rd Republic Day Parade, at Rajpath, in New Delhi | ANI

Not just 1st R-Day, 26 Jan 1950 also significant as Indian Army, Navy shed ‘Royal’ prefix

Raghav Bikhchandani -
Both the ‘Royal’ prefix for the Navy and Air Force in India, as well as the absence of such a label for the Army, have their roots in British military and political history.

National Interest

Modi vs non-BJP CMs: When most popular isn’t all-powerful & why Centre-state ties will worsen

Shekhar Gupta -
Modi’s inability to win many states, and the huge popularity his rivals enjoy there, is pushing Indian politics in a more robustly federal direction.

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