A micro-light aircraft of the Indian Army Aviation Corps crashed Oct. 21 minutes after taking off near Shillong in the northeastern state of Meghalaya on a routine sortie.

India is preparing to launch six satellites for Singaporean customers in December, including the TeLEOS-1 Earth observation satellite.

IndiGo, India’s biggest and most-profitable airline, will sell its shares on the stock market in an initial public offering (IPO) valued at up to $500 million, as it seeks to retain control of the country’s highly competitive aviation market.