CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Noida International Airport, also known as Jewar International Airport, is an international airport being constructed near Jewar in Gautam Buddha Nagar District, Uttar Pradesh in India, which will serve the National Capital Region (NCR).

Detailed explanation-2: -PM inaugurates first greenfield airport ‘Donyi Polo Airport, Itanagar’ in Arunachal Pradesh.

Detailed explanation-3: -Centre has accorded an ‘In-principle approval’ for the setting up of 21 Greenfield Airports across the country. Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Lt Gen (Retd) VK Singh said that the latest is the Manohar International Airport in Goa which was inaugurated on December 11 this year.

Detailed explanation-4: -Jewar International Airport: Project details Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the Noida International Airport on November 25, 2021. The first phase of the project is expected to be completed by 2024.

Detailed explanation-5: -A greenfield airport is one which is built from scratch on a new (undeveloped) site. The airport is expected to play a major role in improving connectivity and will also contribute to the growth of trade and tourism in the region, Dilip Sajnani, Director of Airport Authority of India told news agency ANI.