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PM Modi to commission India's first indigenous aircraft carrier on Sep 2

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will commission the first indigenous aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant, at the Cochin Shipyard Limited in Kochi on September 2. The PMO said Modi will be in Karnataka and Kerala on September 1-2 to attend several programmes, including a visit to the birthplace of Adi Shankaracharya at Kalady village near Cochin airport. He will also inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of projects worth around Rs 3,800 crores in Mangaluru. The PMO noted that Modi has been a strong proponent of self reliance, especially in strategic sectors, and the commissioning of INS Vikrant will mark a significant step towards this. It will be the first indigenously designed and built aircraft carrier. Designed by the Indian Navy's in-house Warship Design Bureau (WDB) and built by the Cochin Shipyard, a public sector shipyard, Vikrant has been built with state-of- the-art automation features and is the largest ship ever built in the maritime history of India. The aircraft carrier is

India's first aircraft carrier INS Vikrant to be commissioned on Sept 3

The commissioning of the indigenously-built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant will contribute in ensuring peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region, Vice Chief of Indian Navy Vice Admiral SN Ghormade said on Thursday. INS Vikrant will be commissioned into the Navy at an event in Kochi on September which will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said. Vice Admiral Ghormade said the commissioning of the aircraft carrier will be an "unforgettable" day as it will significantly enhance the country's overall maritime capabilities. Asked whether the Indian Navy is pushing for construction of a second aircraft carrier, he said deliberations are on over it. On INS Vikrant, he said its commissioning will be a historic occasion and that it is also a symbol of "national unity" as its components came from a significant number of states and Union Territories. The aircraft carrier, built at a cost of around Rs 20,000 crore, successfully completed the fourth and final phase of the sea

478 glitches faced by Indian airlines in a year; Air India alone faced 184

Indigo followed Air India with 98 glitches. Spicejet faced 77 such glitches and stood third on the list

DGCA show cause notice to SpiceJet following spate of aircraft incidents

Three incidents on Tuesday alone; airline is operating on cash-and-carry basis and vendors aren't being paid regularly, leading to shortage of spares and frequent invocation of minimum equipment list

INS Vikrant is 12 years late and 13 times the budgeted cost

A saga of shortfalls and ineptitude - in planning, obtaining sanctions, designing, construction and financing - has caused a delay of 12 years in building and shot up its cost 13 times

Aircraft carrier Vikrant likely to be commissioned by 2021: Report

This carrier is being built at the Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) in Kochi

US Navy aircraft carrier team to check out Russian-built INS Vikramaditya

Two-day visit to Russia-made aircraft carrier expected to bring Washington's 'yes' to India's request for EMALS