HAL Airport in Bangalore has become the first in India to implement helicopter landing procedures using satellite guidance. This step is intended to enhance flight safety, reduce flight time, and ensure more reliable operation under any weather conditions.
Chetan Kumar, senior editor at Times of India, specializes in space and science topics, and has also widely covered defense issues, politics, and data-driven history. During his nearly eighteen-year career, he has worked in various locations, including Houston, Florida, Kochi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Sriharikota (AP), NH-1 highway (Jammu and Kashmir), New Delhi, Ahmedabad, Raichur, Bhatkal, Mysuru, and Chamrajnagar, but his main base is in Bangalore, which is a scientific hub of India and the location of ISRO's headquarters.