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Topic: International airport

Test flight successful, Noida International Airport expected to be operational by April next year

The greenfield airport at Jewar will be Uttar Pradesh's 5th international airport, joining Lucknow, Varanasi, Ayodhya, and Kushinagar.

Cabinet approves Rs 2,870 cr for Varanasi airport’s development, to get new terminal, expanded runway

Expansion of the international airport, which will be funded by Airports Authority of India’s internal resources, will more than double airport's capacity to 99 lakh passengers per yr.

Highway, rail & airport expansions to continue but no big-ticket infra announcements in BJP manifesto

2024 manifesto also promises feasibility studies for new bullet train corridors and overall transformation of the railways sector.

PM Modi inaugurates Gujarat’s first greenfield airport near Rajkot city

Built at a cost of Rs 1,405 crore, the international airport has a 3.04 km-long and 45-meter-wide runway where 14 planes can be parked at any given point.

Tests on at international airports, says Health Minister, with ‘eye on global Covid situation’

Minister Mansukh Mandaviya says states have been advised to enforce Covid protocols, increase genome-sequencing to catch the new variant on time.

2% international travellers to be randomly tested for Covid-19, says health minister Mandaviya

The Centre earlier this week asked states to keep a sharp lookout for any new variants of the coronavirus & urged people to wear masks in crowded areas.

Airlines are going to need big data to recover from Covid

Airlines’ debts have grown to unimaginable levels over the pandemic, and must ultimately be paid down. Reducing that leverage will require growing revenues faster than ever before.

Modi govt says Maharashtra order on international passengers differ from its guidelines

After Maharashtra revised the guidelines in view of concerns over Omicron variant, the Centre Wednesday asked the state to align its order with the Union health ministry's SOPs.

Modi inaugurates Kushinagar International Airport in UP, says ‘new energy’ in aviation sector

In his speech Wednesday, PM Modi said the airport will boost connectivity & tourism while helping develop an economic ecosystem in the region and create new job opportunities.

PM Modi to inaugurate Kushinagar International Airport in UP tomorrow

Kushinagar Airport is an endeavour to connect Buddhist pilgrimage sites. Its launch will be marked by the landing of a flight from Sri Lanka carrying 100 Buddhist monks & dignitaries.

On Camera

Munir wants Pakistan military to be taken seriously. He was impressing Imran’s supporters

Operation Sindhoor came as a blessing for Asim Munir. He could claim to have “won a war” and get promoted to a field marshal’s post. But the narrative hasn’t held.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

House panel flags growing ‘China-Pakistan naval nexus’, calls for more ‘flexible’ approach to Quad

The committee also underlined India’s need for more ‘strategic coherence’, highlighting ambiguities in SAGAR and MAHASAGAR frameworks announced b PM Modi in the last decade.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.