July 2020 will be remembered for bold decisions by government on abolishing APMCs, SCO, and now an impetus on FPOs. This follows an earlier announced policy of making crop insurance optional. All these policy changes have put the focus on individual farmers. The farmer is on the pilot’s sea now. A Farmer is free to decide which crop to grow, where to sell, at which price to sell, or to buy crop insurance or not. Approximately 10 years ago, we created a pilot briefing system for Indian Air Force as per their requirements. It was a tightly monitored project created in consultation with the best meteorologists and pilots in Indian Air Force. It was cleared at the highest level and then implemented at all Air Force stations in India. The system was called SIRAVDS. This flight briefing system gives pilots the necessary guidance as to what kind of weather they will face at different heights during the flight time; from take-off to a safe landing a...
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