India’s twin mega airports to change global aviation: Noida & Navi Mumbai

August 15, 2026 4:20 PM

India’s twin mega airports to change global aviation: Noida & Navi Mumbai

If you have flown into Mumbai or Delhi recently, you have felt it. Twenty-minute holding patterns over Mumbai. Packed gates and aircraft lanes. Four runways in Delhi, yet planes are still waiting just to reach a terminal. This congestion is coming at a time of record growth. Indian airports handled around 420 million passengers in 2025. At the same time, IndiGo and Air India alone have ordered more than 1,350 new aircraft - roughly 100 new planes joining Indian airlines every year. The questio...

Amit Shah pays tribute to Guru Tegh Bahadur on 350th Shaheedi Diwas in Navi Mumbai

March 2, 2026 11:21 AM

Amit Shah pays tribute to Guru Tegh Bahadur on 350th Shaheedi Diwas in Navi Mumbai

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday paid tribute to Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji at a ceremony marking the 350th Shaheedi Diwas of the ninth Sikh Guru in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. The event was attended by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar, along with other dignitaries. Addressing the gathering, HM Shah said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had decided to commemorate the 350th Shaheedi Diwas at the national level, calling it a matter of...

PM Modi to inaugurate Navi Mumbai airport, Mumbai Metro Line-3, and launch integrated mobility app on Wednesday

October 7, 2025 3:19 PM

PM Modi to inaugurate Navi Mumbai airport, Mumbai Metro Line-3, and launch integrated mobility app on Wednesday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Maharashtra on 8–9 October, with major engagements in Navi Mumbai and Mumbai, including the inauguration of the Phase 1 of Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA), the final phase of Mumbai Metro Line-3, and the launch of the “Mumbai One” integrated mobility app. The visit underscores the government’s focus on modern infrastructure, urban mobility, and skill development in the state. Navi Mumbai International Airport On Wednesday, PM Modi will u...

Safety concerns force ICC to move Women’s World Cup matches from Bengaluru to Navi Mumbai

August 22, 2025 3:12 PM

Safety concerns force ICC to move Women’s World Cup matches from Bengaluru to Navi Mumbai

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday announced that five matches of the upcoming Women’s ODI World Cup will be moved from Bengaluru’s M. Chinnaswamy stadium to Navi Mumbai’s DY Patil stadium. The decision follows the Karnataka Cricket Association’s (KCA) inability to secure police approval to host matches at Chinnaswamy stadium, after a stampede during Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s IPL 2025 victory celebrations in June left 11 people dead and more than 50 injured. A gover...

Indore, Surat, Navi Mumbai top Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 rankings

July 17, 2025 4:11 PM

Indore, Surat, Navi Mumbai top Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 rankings

Indore, Surat, and Navi Mumbai have once again secured the top spots in urban sanitation, emerging as the cleanest cities in the Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 rankings. The three cities were ranked first, second, and third, respectively, in the newly introduced “Super Swachh League,” which recognises sustained excellence in cleanliness. Vijayawada followed closely, securing the fourth position. The Swachh Survekshan Awards 2024-25 were presented by President Droupadi Murmu at a ceremony organis...