CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Under the UDAN scheme, more than 70 new places have been either connected with airports, heliports or water aerodromes in the last five to six years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday after inaugurating Deoghar airport in Jharkhand.

Detailed explanation-2: -Deoghar, Jharkhand: The Prime Minister laid foundation and inaugurated projects worth ₹ 16,800 crore, including a 657-acre airport built at a cost of ₹ 401 crore. He flagged off a Kolkata-bound IndiGo flight from the Deoghar airport to mark the inauguration of Jharkhand’s second airport after Ranchi.

Detailed explanation-3: -It took over four years and more than Rs 400 crore to develop the Deoghar airport, which has been built by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) in collaboration with the DRDO and the Jharkhand government. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated the Deoghar airport in Jharkhand.

Detailed explanation-4: -Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated Mopa International Airport in Goa, named after former chief minister and defence minister Manohar Parrikar. The airport’s foundation stone was laid by PM Modi in November 2016.