अमेरिका-ईरान तनाव के बीच Air India का बड़ा फैसला
अमेरिका और ईरान के बीच तनाव लगातार बढ़ता जा रहा है। इसका असर अब दिखना भी शुरू हो गया है। ईरान ने अमेरिका का ड्रोन मार गिराया अब दोनों देशों के बीच तल्खी काफी बढ़ती जा रही है। इस बीच एयर इंडिया ने भी अपने विमानों को ईरान के एयरस्पेस में न भेजने का फैसला किया है। एयर इंडिया के सीएमडी अश्वनी लोहानी ने ईरान के एयरस्पेस से विमानों के न गुजरने पर कहा, 'एयर इंडिया की उड़ानों पर इसका कोई खास प्रभाव नहीं है। हालांकि आने वाले विमानों का रूट फिर से तय करने पर काम किया जा रहा है।'
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#AirIndia #Iran #CMD #AshwaniLohani #DGCA #NewYork

इस खास कदम से दोगुनी होगी किसानों की आय
अगले तीन साल की अवधि के भीतर किसानों के आय को दोगुना करने के क्रम में कृषि व किसान कल्‍याण मंत्रालय ने ग्रामीण भारत में डिजिटल टेक्‍नोलॉजी का इस्‍तेमाल करने का निर्णय लिया है। डिजिटल टेक्‍नोलॉजी के जरिए भारत के गांवों में कृषि संबंधित गतिविधियों का आधुनिकीकरण कर व्‍यवस्‍थित करने की योजना बनाई गई है।
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants-hindi/20632-2019-06-23-04-29-33
#Agriculture #India #NarendraSinghTomar #RajyaSabha #ICAR

Crackdown on cryptocurrencies
Cryptocurrency firms will be subjected to rules to prevent the abuse of digital coins such as bitcoin for money laundering, a global watchdog said, the first worldwide regulatory attempt to constrain the rapidly growing sector.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20638-crackdown-on-cryptocurrencies
#Crackdown #cryptocurrencies #FATF #FinTech #GlobalDigitalFinance

Pakistan must implement FATF action plan
India on 22 June 2019 emphasised that Pakistan needs to take all necessary steps to fully implement the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) action plan by the October deadline. Pakistan, however, claimed that India was politicising the process for its “narrow” objectives. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said in a statement that India expects Pakistan to take credible and verifiable steps against terrorism and terrorist finances.
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#FATF #Pakistan #ICRG #India #RaveeshKumar #narrow

New NASA missions to study Sun
NASA will launch two new missions to advance our understanding of the Sun and its dynamic effects on space weather, the US space agency said. One of the selected missions will study how the Sun drives particles and energy into the solar system and a second will study Earth’s response, NASA said.
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#NASA #solar #GPS #TRACERS #Moon #missions #Sun

The Central Asian nodes in BRI
Ahead of the recently concluded summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), Chinese state media provided extensive coverage of Beijing’s recent forays into Central Asia, including into Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. On its website, the state-run Xinhua news agency splashed pictures of the Irkeshtam pass, one of China’s gateways to Kyrgyzstan, a few days before planes ferrying leaders of the eight SCO member countries, apart from observers, flew into Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan’s capital.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20635-the-central-asian-nodes-in-bri
#BRI #Asian #SCO #CPEC #XUAR #EuropeanUnion #Irkeshtampass

ASEAN summit in Bangkok
Southeast Asian leaders opened a two-day summit in Bangkok on 22 June 2019, though it was unclear what progress their 10-country group could make on disputes in the South China Sea and the plight of ethnic Rohingya fleeing Myanmar.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20634-asean-summit-in-bangkok
#ASEAN #Bangkok #COC #Myanmar #10countrygroup #Thailand

DefExpo 2020 inaugurated
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 5 February 2020 inaugurated the DefExpo, India's biennial military exhibition, which seeks to showcase the potential of the country to become a global defence manufacturing hub.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22784-defexpo-2020-inaugurated.html
#DefExpo2020 #NarendraModi #Goa #manufacturing #military


IIITs Laws (Amendment) Bill 2020
The Union Cabinet on 5 February 2020 gave its approval to confer the status of Institution of National Importance (INI) to five Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs).
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22783-iiits-laws-amendment-bill-2020.html
#IIITsLaws #Amendment #MTech #INI #NarendraModi

Proposal to allow 100% FDI in Air India
The government is working on a proposal to allow 100 per cent foreign direct investment in Air India as it moves ahead with disinvestment of the national carrier.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22782-proposal-to-allow-100-fdi-in-air-india.html
#FDI #AirIndia #NRIs #SOEC #PIM #DPIIT


Bill to amend Aircraft Act introduced
The government on 4 February 2020 introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha to amend the Aircraft Act wherein the fine amount for violations will be hiked from Rs 10 lakh to up to Rs 1 crore.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22781-bill-to-amend-aircraft-act-introduced.html
#Bill #AircraftAct #ICAO #BCAS #DGCA #LokSabha


U.N. takes no action against Myanmar
The U.N. Security Council on 4 February 2020 discussed the International Court of Justice’s order that Myanmar must do all it can to prevent genocide against the Rohingya Muslims, but failed to agree on a statement.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22780-u-n-takes-no-action-against-myanmar.html
#Myanmar #UNSecurityCouncil #Belgium #RohingyaMuslims


EU rejects Middle East peace plan
The European Union rejected parts of the new U.S. peace plan for the Middle East on 4 February 2020, saying the plan broke with "internationally agreed parameters", and any Israeli annexation of Palestinian land would be subject to challenge.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22779-eu-rejects-middle-east-peace-plan.html
#EUrejects #MiddleEast #peaceplan #DonaldTrumps # Palestinianland

SARS-CoV-2 a product of natural evolution
A new study suggests that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that emerged from China's Wuhan city is a product of natural evolution. The study was published in the journal - Nature Medicine.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23135-sars-cov-2-a-product-of-natural-evolution.html
#SARSCoV2 #MERS #COVID19 #SARS #RBD #WHO


Guidelines for regulating payment aggregators
The Reserve Bank of India on 17 March 2020 released guidelines for regulating payment aggregators and payment gateways, nearly six months after it first proposed regulating these entities in a discussion paper.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23134-guidelines-for-regulating-payment-aggregators.html
#RBI #NaveenSurya #PCI #CompaniesAct


Coronavirus response fund increased
The World Bank has announced increasing to $14 billion the amount of fast-track financing to assist companies and countries in their efforts to respond to the rapid spread of COVID-19, adding $2 billion to the initial package.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23133-coronavirus-response-fund-increased.html
#Coronavirus #COVID19 #IFC #WorldBank


MTPA Bill cleared
The Lok Sabha 17 March 2020 passed a Bill to extend the upper limit for permitting abortions from the present 20 weeks to 24 weeks for “special categories of women”, including rape survivors, victims of incest, differently-abled and minors.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23132-mtpa-bill-cleared.html
#MTPA #Amendment #NitinGadkari #LokSabha


Aircraft (Amendment) Bill 2020
A Bill to improve India’s aviation safety ratings and provide statutory status to regulatory institutions like the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), got the Lok Sabha’s nod on 17 March 2020.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23131-aircraft-amendment-bill-2020.html
#Aircraft #Amendment #AAIB #DGCA #BCAS #HardeepPuri

Conditional usage of drones allowed
The government on 17 November 2020 said that they have, in a first, granted a crop research institute to use drones for research.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/27140-conditional-usage-of-drones-allowed.html
#MoCA #DGCA #ICRISAT #UPSCOnlineClasses #OnlineClassses #IASOnlineclasses

Today's Headlines - 01 August 2023
DGCA fined for Tail strikes
GS Paper - 2 (Infrastructure)

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has fined IndiGo a sum of Rs 30 lakhs and issued a show cause notice to the airline, following a special audit concerning frequent tail strike incidents. The special audit uncovered “certain systemic deficiencies” in IndiGo’s documentation pertaining to “operations/training procedures and engineering procedures”.

What is a tail strike?

A tail strike refers to an incident where the tail of an aircraft hits the ground or strikes any other stationary object.
While tail strikes can occur during takeoff, a majority happen during the landing of an aircraft.
According to Airbus statistical data, over 65 per cent of tail strikes happen during landings.
Tail strikes can cause significant damage to the aircraft, with major repairs needed to restore the plane’s structural integrity.
Even in cases where the damage is not major or immediately obvious, thorough inspections are carried out before the aircraft is declared fit to fly again.

What causes tail strikes?

While modern aircraft are fitted with a whole gamut of systems to aid pilots in flying aircraft and reduce the probability of human error, most tail strikes can be attributed to mistakes made by pilots.
Simply put, tail strikes occur when the pitch attitude of the aircraft (more on that in a moment) – while taking off or landing – is steep enough for the tail of the craft to hit the ground.
Aircraft, depending on their size, have different “tail strike margins” – the longer the aircraft, more prone it is to a tail strike as the rear of the plane juts out further behind the rear undercarriage.
An aircraft in flight is free to rotate in three dimensions: yaw, nose left or right about an axis running up and down; roll, rotation about an axis running from nose to tail; and pitch, nose up or down about an axis running from wing to wing. These are collectively known as an aircraft’s attitude.
Tail strikes are most impacted by the aircraft’s pitching motion. A positive pitching motion raises the nose of the aircraft and lowers the tail.
Tail strikes are caused by such a motion being executed improperly during take off and landing.

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