This is the first time such a service is being offered in India. While ONGC will raise its stake in Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited to 21 per cent from 49 per cent, NTPC has proposed to make an investment of Rs 55 crore in the company, Tyagi said.
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The two pilots of a helicopter, which flew Rahul Gandhi in Uttar Pradesh on Monday, were on Wednesday given a virtual clean chit by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, during a preliminary probe into the alleged violation of air safety rules that fuelled a controversy involving the Congress leader.The pilots of the state-run Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited, who appeared before the DGCA's Air Safety Wing in New Delhi, were cleared by a probe panel.
The Kamov-226T indigenisation has been complicated by an unusually detailed Inter-Governmental Agreement.
In the months to come, the skies above promise to be a captivating theatre of action, where helicopters play starring roles, ferrying leaders, and echoing the pulse of democracy.
The NGT directed the Delhi govt not to implement the scheme unless it established that it was not counter-productive.
The King Air C90 12-seater aircraft had taken off from the Juhu airstrip on a test flight.
