IAF’s Institute of Aerospace Medicine.

Tags: Defence

Why in the news?

• Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh visited the Institute of Aerospace Medicine (IAM) of the Indian Air Force (IAF) in Bengaluru, Karnataka on March 09, 2025.

Important points:

• Shri Rajnath Singh, the first Raksha Mantri to visit the institute,was briefed about the unique role of IAM in pilot training, their medical evaluation and aeromedical research.
• He also launched the Indian Council of Medical Research Extramural Research Project: Centre for Advanced Research at the institute. 
• The title of the project is ‘Space Psychology: Selection and Behavioural Health Training of Astronauts & Astronaut Designates for Indian Space Missions’.