Airports Authority of India and other private airport developers have targeted a capital outlay of approximately Rs 98,000 crore in the airport sector over the next five years for expansion and modification of existing terminals, new terminals, and runway strengthening.

The government will increase the number of airports, water aerodromes and heliports to 200 in the next five years from 145 currently to boost air connectivity, and asked eight states to lower exorbitant VAT on air turbine fuel.

Odisha’sMayurbhanj will finally have a functional airport. The state government has received the Defence Ministry’s approval to revive a World War II-era airfield lying defunct at Rasgovindpur near Amarda Road which is around 45 km from the district headquarters.

Even as Indian Oil Corporation operates 10 EV charging stations in Goa, it plans to take this number to 24 in the coming two years as adoption of electric vehicles increases. The government-owned petroleum refinery also plans to invest anywhere between Rs 30-40 crore in Goa as it makes a shift towards greener fuels.

M K Stalin, Chief Minister, ordered the release of Rs 2,200 crore as special fund for the development of roads in all urban local bodies in the State, which would take the total allocation for improving 20,990 km of roads in various Corporations, Municipalities and town panchayats to Rs 9,588 crore.

Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) has decided to set up 10 material resource recovery centres for proper segregation of usable material from waste.

Namma Metro’s airport corridor work is progressing except at three places - off Jakkur plantation, Chikkajala, and near Yelahanka Air Force base - where work has come to a halt.

The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation which has already introduced a fleet of electric buses in the city circular service, plans to introduce two electric double-decker buses. This will be a joint initiative of the Smart City Thiruvananthapuram (SCTL) and KSRTC.

Bharti Airtel announced it has deployed 5G cell sites at the new terminal of the Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru. This is the first airport in India to get 5G coverage.