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Meet Drone Didis: Women In Rural India Learning To Fly High
Women in rural India are learning to fly high, using state-of-the-art technology. That is what the socially transformative Namo Drone Didi program is all about.
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"Drone Sister": Homemakers Turn Drone Pilots To Cultivate Farmlands
Once a homemaker, Sharmila Yadav always wanted to be a pilot and is now living her dream remotely, flying a heavy-duty drone across the skies to cultivate the country's picturesque farmlands.
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Explained: Why No Woman Among 4 Pilots Chosen For Gaganyaan Mission
Shortly after he revealed and congratulated the four Air Force pilots identified for India's human space flight mission Gaganyaan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today underlined the immense contribution of women scientists in India's space missions
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WHO Guidelines Can Cut Unnecessary C-Section Deliveries In India: Report
Implementing the World Health Organization's guidelines could help improve women's care during childbirth and reduce unnecessary cesarean section deliveries, a pilot study conducted in India has found.
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"Proud Of Equal Opportunity": Women Pilots To NDTV On R-Day Parade
The 75th Republic Day Parade at the Kartavya Path in Delhi on January 26 is going to be a women-centric event.
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ISRO Prefers Women Fighter Test Pilots For Manned Missions: Chief S Somanath
ISRO prefers women fighter test pilots or female scientists for its much-awaited human space flight programme, the Gaganyaan mission, and it is possible to send them in the future, the space agency chief S Somanath said on Sunday.
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"Performed All Missions With Ease": India's Only Female Rafale Pilot On Ladakh Standoff
Commissioned in 2017 in the second batch of women fighter pilots, Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh is the only female pilot in the two squadrons of the Rafale aircraft deployed in Ambala and Hashimara in West Bengal near the China border.
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"Performed All Missions With Ease": India's Only Female Rafale Pilot On Ladakh
Commissioned in 2017 in the second batch of women fighter pilots, Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh is the only female pilot in the two squadrons of the Rafale aircraft deployed in Ambala and Hashimara in West Bengal near the China border.
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15% Of Pilots In India Are Women, 3 Times Global Average: Report
As much as 15 per cent of pilots in India are women, which is almost three times the global average of 5 per cent, according to an official release on Thursday.
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Air India Says 15% Of Its Total 1,825 Pilots Are Female Pilots
To mark International Women's Day, Air India, along with Air India Express and AirAsia India, has scheduled more than 90 all-women crew flights, and the carriers have been operating these all-women crew flights on international and domestic routes since March 1.
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Sky Is The Limit, Says Avani Chaturvedi 1st Woman Pilot To Take Part In War Games Abroad
According to officials, women fighter pilots in the IAF had participated in air exercises within the country, but this was the first time that one of them was part of a military drill abroad.
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In Need For Mid-Week Josh? Anand Mahindra's New Post Talks About Women's Power At Work
Mr Mahindra shared a list of countries with the highest share of female pilots in the world in 2021.
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Air Force To Induct Women To Fly Light Combat Helicopter Fleet
Amid the growing strength of women officers in the Indian Air Force, the force is now planning to induct female pilots into the Light Combat Helicopter fleet.
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Karnataka Readies To Implement By November NEP For Children Over 3 Years; Pilot Project In 20,000 Anganwadis
In the first phase, the NEP would be rolled out in 20,000 anganwadis and schools. School Education and Literacy Minister B C Nagesh and Women and Child Development Minister Halappa Achar said this on Thursday in a joint press conference.
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Why India Produces Twice As Many Women Airline Pilots As The US
Nivedita Bhasin became the world's youngest commercial airline captain in 1989, but the Indian pilot still recalls her early years when other crew would urge her to rush into the cockpit so passengers wouldn't get nervous at the sight of a woman fly.
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Meet Drone Didis: Women In Rural India Learning To Fly High
Women in rural India are learning to fly high, using state-of-the-art technology. That is what the socially transformative Namo Drone Didi program is all about.
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"Drone Sister": Homemakers Turn Drone Pilots To Cultivate Farmlands
Once a homemaker, Sharmila Yadav always wanted to be a pilot and is now living her dream remotely, flying a heavy-duty drone across the skies to cultivate the country's picturesque farmlands.
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Explained: Why No Woman Among 4 Pilots Chosen For Gaganyaan Mission
Shortly after he revealed and congratulated the four Air Force pilots identified for India's human space flight mission Gaganyaan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today underlined the immense contribution of women scientists in India's space missions
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WHO Guidelines Can Cut Unnecessary C-Section Deliveries In India: Report
Implementing the World Health Organization's guidelines could help improve women's care during childbirth and reduce unnecessary cesarean section deliveries, a pilot study conducted in India has found.
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"Proud Of Equal Opportunity": Women Pilots To NDTV On R-Day Parade
The 75th Republic Day Parade at the Kartavya Path in Delhi on January 26 is going to be a women-centric event.
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ISRO Prefers Women Fighter Test Pilots For Manned Missions: Chief S Somanath
ISRO prefers women fighter test pilots or female scientists for its much-awaited human space flight programme, the Gaganyaan mission, and it is possible to send them in the future, the space agency chief S Somanath said on Sunday.
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"Performed All Missions With Ease": India's Only Female Rafale Pilot On Ladakh Standoff
Commissioned in 2017 in the second batch of women fighter pilots, Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh is the only female pilot in the two squadrons of the Rafale aircraft deployed in Ambala and Hashimara in West Bengal near the China border.
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"Performed All Missions With Ease": India's Only Female Rafale Pilot On Ladakh
Commissioned in 2017 in the second batch of women fighter pilots, Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh is the only female pilot in the two squadrons of the Rafale aircraft deployed in Ambala and Hashimara in West Bengal near the China border.
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15% Of Pilots In India Are Women, 3 Times Global Average: Report
As much as 15 per cent of pilots in India are women, which is almost three times the global average of 5 per cent, according to an official release on Thursday.
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Air India Says 15% Of Its Total 1,825 Pilots Are Female Pilots
To mark International Women's Day, Air India, along with Air India Express and AirAsia India, has scheduled more than 90 all-women crew flights, and the carriers have been operating these all-women crew flights on international and domestic routes since March 1.
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Sky Is The Limit, Says Avani Chaturvedi 1st Woman Pilot To Take Part In War Games Abroad
According to officials, women fighter pilots in the IAF had participated in air exercises within the country, but this was the first time that one of them was part of a military drill abroad.
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In Need For Mid-Week Josh? Anand Mahindra's New Post Talks About Women's Power At Work
Mr Mahindra shared a list of countries with the highest share of female pilots in the world in 2021.
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Air Force To Induct Women To Fly Light Combat Helicopter Fleet
Amid the growing strength of women officers in the Indian Air Force, the force is now planning to induct female pilots into the Light Combat Helicopter fleet.
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Karnataka Readies To Implement By November NEP For Children Over 3 Years; Pilot Project In 20,000 Anganwadis
In the first phase, the NEP would be rolled out in 20,000 anganwadis and schools. School Education and Literacy Minister B C Nagesh and Women and Child Development Minister Halappa Achar said this on Thursday in a joint press conference.
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Why India Produces Twice As Many Women Airline Pilots As The US
Nivedita Bhasin became the world's youngest commercial airline captain in 1989, but the Indian pilot still recalls her early years when other crew would urge her to rush into the cockpit so passengers wouldn't get nervous at the sight of a woman fly.
