Two Indian airports won honours at the 2025 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Awards of Airports Council International (ACI) World. Mangaluru International Airport was named Best Airport at Arrivals - Globally, its second consecutive global win after 2024.
India's total installed power generation capacity has crossed 520 gigawatts (GW). More than half of this capacity now comes from non-fossil fuel sources such as solar, wind, hydro and nuclear power. The milestone reflects the rapid addition of clean energy capacity and India's progress towards its climate commitments, while also meeting rising electricity demand.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is conducting Exercise 'Vayu Shakti' at Pokhran in Rajasthan. Vayu Shakti is the IAF's firepower exercise, in which it demonstrates its combat capability and readiness. Pokhran's desert range in Rajasthan is regularly used by the armed forces for live-weapon drills.
**Overview** Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan released 16 significant publications celebrating Tamil heritage, culture, architecture, and civilizational thought at Uparashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, strongly emphasizing cultural unity and aggressively promoting daily reading habits among the youth. **Key Highlights** • The books were meticulously brought out by the Publications Division under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
**Overview** Union Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia led India’s extensive engagements at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2026 in Barcelona, Spain, successfully outlining the nation's vision for affordable, inclusive digital connectivity while unveiling the dates for the 10th edition of the India Mobile Congress (IMC).
Overview: The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), in collaboration with the Government of Jammu and Kashmir, organized the National Governance Conference in Jammu on March 3, 2026.
The Rajasthan Cabinet has removed the rule that barred people with more than two children from contesting Panchayati Raj and urban local body elections. The two-child norm was brought in during 1995 for population control, but is now seen as outdated because the State's fertility rate has fallen to 2 from 3.6 in 1991-94.
The Sikkim Chief Minister announced that Pakyong Airport, the only airport in the State, will be renamed Trilochan Pokhrel Airport in honour of the freedom fighter. Trilochan Pokhrel, also known as 'Gandhi Pokhrel', was Sikkim's first independence activist. He took part in the Non-Cooperation Movement (1920-22), the Civil Disobedience Movement (1930-34) and the Quit India Movement (1942).
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