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Southern Air Command chief flies Tejas fighter

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Bengaluru, Nov 14 (IANS) Southern Air Command Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Air Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria on Tuesday flew the indigenous multi-role fighter jet Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas.

“Air Marshal Bhadauria flew Tejas for 30 minutes solo from the HAL airport in the city’s eastern suburb and reposed faith in the advanced combat aircraft,” said its maker state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd in a statement here later.

Pending Final Operational Clearance (FOC), the Indian Air Force (IAF) has formed the 45 Squadron christened “The Flying Daggers” with three Tejas in July last year.

The single seat, single engine, compound-delta-wing and tailless fighter is the world’s smallest and lightest supersonic aircraft, designed and developed by the state-run Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) and built by HAL.

“The Squadron hosted Air Marshal Bhadauria, who has been associated with the Tejas programme for long,” noted the statement.

The Squadron, which will be stationed at Sulur near Coimbatore in neighbouring Tamil Nadu after getting the FOC next year, is currently training air and ground crew from its initial operational base at the HAL airport in the city.

The defence behemoth has an order to deliver 40 Tejas to the IAF by 2020 in two batches, with 20 fighters in the Initial Operational Configuration (IOC) and another 20 in Final Operational Configuration (FOC).

“We have two production lines for the LCA to meet the operational requirement of the IAF and are ramping up the capacity to roll out 16 Tejas per annum from 8 currently,” said HAL Chairman and Managing Director T. Suvarna Raju on the occasion.

The Tejas Squadron has also undertaken detachments at operational bases to test the weapon capability of the agile aircraft.

“With the additional assembly line, we will ramp-up the production rate of the LCA to meet the delivery schedules of the IAF,” added the statement.

The Defence Acquisition Council had given initial clearance in November 2016 for an additional 83 Tejas in the Mark-1A configuration specified by the IAF.

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Foodman Vishal Singh Honored for Hunger Free World Mission in Bangkok

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Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.

The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.

Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.

Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.

For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.

During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.

Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.

Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .

Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.

In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.

In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.

He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.

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