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TopicNavi Mumbai

Topic: Navi Mumbai

A swanky new airport, with ‘0 network’. For flyers landing at Navi Mumbai, hailing cabs a nightmare

Navi Mumbai International Airport was inaugurated by PM Modi in October last year with much fanfare. But after much-anticipated take-off, turbulence makes many wonder if it was rushed.

Navi Mumbai International Airport begins commercial ops tomorrow, 30 flights planned on Day 1

NMIA’s launch will make Mumbai Metropolitan Region the first in India to host two international airports. Airport will serve Navi Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Pune and Konkan regions.

More runways, terminals & upgrades: Adani Group charts $15-billion airport expansion plan by 2030

Plans for airports in Navi Mumbai, set to open 25 December, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Thiruvananthapuram, Lucknow and Guwahati are in the works.

Ulwe Coastal Road will be a key link in Navi Mumbai airport connectivity—a project with a bumpy start

With new airport to begin flight ops soon, CIDCO is rushing to make the road operational by 2026-end. It will link Atal Setu that connects Sewri in the island city to Nhava Sheva on mainland.

A Sena minister & a Maratha family that ‘sided with colonial powers’—the Rs 5,000 crore CIDCO land ‘scam’

Rohit Pawar of NCP (Sharad Pawar) accuses Sanjay Shirsat of bypassing rules & handing 15 acres of land reserved for housing for the poor to heirs of Bivalkar family.

India’s new restriction on jute imports from Bangladesh—can’t access land ports on border

This follows an earlier move in June this year when India imposed a stricter duty on jute imports from Bangladesh as bilateral relation gets increasingly tense.

Mumbai’s Poetry in Parks started in solidarity with Palestine—now a gathering of poetry lovers

Started by former journalist Peter Griffin in 2024, ‘Poetry in Parks’ began in solidarity with the Palestinian cause. It has since evolved into a gathering for poetry lovers.

IAF C-295 landing, water cannon salute & Sukhoi-30 flypast mark inaugural flight at Navi Mumbai airport

Commercial operations at the greenfield airport being developed by Adani Group in Navi Mumbai are expected to begin by March 2025.

No more ‘too blue, too gaudy’ — MMRDA repainting Mumbai Trans Harbour Link grey

MMRDA has settled on steel-grey for all bridges & biscuit colour for all Metro rail projects going ahead, it is learnt.

On Camera

Cautious optimism — India’s new relationship with Tarique Rahman’s Bangladesh

Both Bangladesh and India will have to work together to repair the damage done during the Yunus administration.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.