New Delhi, May 29 -- Union Minister for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh today inaugurated India's first "SkyCast System" at Indira Gandhi International Airport in the national capital, calling it the beginning of a new era in Indian aviation.

The Minister informed that only 18 such advanced systems exist across the world so far and India has now become the 19th in the world to install this integrated atmospheric remote sensing system for aviation weather monitoring. After IGI Airport Delhi, the second such facility will come up at Jewar Airport, followed by expansion to other airports across India, he said.

Jitendra Singh inaugurated the SkyCast System and Fog Observatory facility at Glide Path 10, followed by a technical briefing...