CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Air Commodore is a one-star rank in the Indian Air Force. Air Commodore ranks above the rank of Group Captain and below the two-star rank of air vice marshal.

Detailed explanation-2: -Group Captain is a rank in the Indian Air Force. Group Captain ranks above the rank of Wing commander and lower than an Air Commodore. It is equivalent to colonel in the Indian Army and captain in the Indian Navy.

Detailed explanation-3: -The average salary of a Wing Commander at Indian Air Force is ₹ 25.4 Lakhs per year which is 1% more than average salary of a Wing Commander in India which receives a salary of ₹ 25.2 Lakhs per year.

Detailed explanation-4: -In staff appointments, they serve as Air-I at command headquarters. The air attachés and air advisors at India’s high commissions and embassies in select countries are officers of the rank of air commodore. At Air headquarters, air commodores hold the appointments of principal directors of directorates and branches.