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AAI and ICAO have entered into an MoU at the 42nd ICAO Assembly in Montreal

Newsmantra — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 06:44:33 +0000

AAI and ICAO have entered into an MoU at the 42nd ICAO Assembly in Montreal to review India’s national regulations on height restrictions around aerodromes. In the august presence of HMCA, Sh. Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu ji, the agreement was formally signed by Sh. Vipin Kumar Chairman #AAI and Mr. Juan Carlos Salazar, Secretary General, ICAO.

Titled ‘Provision of technical expertise to review the national regulations related to height limitations around aerodromes’, this USD 321,400 project will be executed by #ICAO with AAI as the implementing agency. This initiative will further strengthen aviation safety while unlocking avenues for sustainable urban growth.

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DGCA adopts guidelines for environmental protection developed by ICAO to reduce greenhouse gas emissions: Govt in RS

Newsmantra — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 05:13:38 +0000

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has adopted guidelines for environmental protection developed by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to promote sustainable aviation practices and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the aviation sector. Minister of State for the Ministry of Civil Aviation Gen. (Dr) V. K. Singh informed this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha yesterday.

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Shefali Juneja elected as first woman chairperson of UN’s Air Transport Committee ICAO

Newsmantra — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 04:28:33 +0000

India’s representative to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Shefali Juneja has been elected as the chairperson of the United Nations specialized aviation agency’s Air Transport Committee (ATC). Juneja, a 1992 batch officer of the Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax cadre), served as a Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) before joining the ICAO.

India has got this responsibility after a gap of 12 years.

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Voluntary Disclosure of information of non-Compliant Drones flying in India

Newsmantra — Tue, 14 Jan 2020 07:27:47 +0000

In order to facilitate the identification of civil drones and drone operators, a one-time opportunity for voluntary disclosure of such drones and drone operators is now being provided by the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA). The persons in possession of drones are required to submit the information to the government, starting from 14th January 2020 by visiting the Digital Sky portal at https://digitalsky.dgca.gov.in. Drones and Drones operators have to obtain Unique Identification Number (UIN), Unmanned Aircraft Operator Permit (UAOP) and other operational requirements as per the guidelines issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) which regulates the use of drones in the Indian Airspace.

It was brought to the notice of the Government of India that such drones and drone operators are not complying with the CAR mentioned above the conditions of No Permission-No Takeoff (NPNT) as envisaged in the aforesaid CAR are not mandatory for this purpose whereas if drones are operated without due permission, the aforesaid process of CAR is violated. The deadline to submit the required information to the Government is 31st January 2020.

On successful submission of voluntary disclosure of possessing drone, a Drone Acknowledgement Number (DAN) and an Ownership Acknowledgement Number (OAN) will be issued online which will assist in validation of operations of drones in India. However, the DAN or OAN does not confer any right to operate a drone(s) in India, if it does not fulfill the provisions given in the CAR. Further, ownership of drone(s) in India without a valid DAN or OAN shall invite penal action as per applicable laws.

Any clarification or additional information in this regard may be sought from Digital Sky Help desk at support-digisky@gov.in.

Drones are a technology platform which has wide-ranging applications from photography to agriculture, from infrastructure asset maintenance to insurance. Drones range in size from very small and those that can carry multiple kilograms of payload.

The Ministry of Civil Aviation has been working for several years to establish a world leading drone ecosystem in India. To that end, it was necessary to develop global standard drone regulations that would permit, will appropriate safeguards, the commercial application of various drone technologies. The preparation of these drone regulations through a Civil Aviation Requirement (CAR) has taken multiple years because: (1) drone technologies have been evolving very rapidly; (2) many countries are still experimenting with their drone regulations and no ICAO stands have been developed; and (3) India’s security environment necessitates extra precautions.

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