Jyotiraditya Scindia Unveils Utkela Airport & Direct Flight

05 Sep 2023 CW Team

Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia marked a significant milestone in regional connectivity by inaugurating the Utkela Airport and launching a direct flight route between Utkela and Bhubaneshwar. The inauguration ceremony was a momentous occasion, attended by key officials and aviation enthusiasts.

The newly opened Utkela Airport promises to boost regional development, enhance accessibility, and create opportunities for the local economy. This strategic move by the government aligns with its commitment to improving air connectivity across the country.

The direct flight between Utkela and Bhubaneshwar is a game-changer for travellers, providing a convenient and time-saving option. It caters to the increasing demand for air travel in the region and strengthens the government's 'Udaan' scheme, aimed at promoting affordable regional air connectivity.

Jyotiraditya Scindia's role in inaugurating this airport and initiating the direct flight demonstrates the government's dedication to expanding aviation infrastructure and connectivity. This development is set to benefit both passengers and the broader economic landscape, paving the way for growth and progress in the region.

Real Estate

05 Dec 2025

RBI Rate Cut Boosts Confidence Across Housing Market

Industry Context and Market DynamicsThe real estate industry has welcomed the RBI’s rate cut as a timely boost to affordability and demand. With home prices having risen steadily across major markets, even a marginal reduction in interest rates meaningfully strengthens purchasing power, especially for first-time and mid-income buyers.Ashish Jerath, President – Sales & Marketing, Smartworld Developers, observes:“The RBI’s 25-basis-point cut, bringing the repo rate down to 5.25%, is a timely boost for the real estate sector. Lower interest rates reduce borrowing costs, enabling homeb..

BMC Resumes Rs 170 Billion Road Works, Targets 80 per cent By Jan 2026

Following the withdrawal of the southwest monsoon in October, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has restarted work on 645 roads—covering 297.49 kilometres—under its large-scale concretisation programme. Data shows that more than 60 per cent of the resumed works are located in the western suburbs. Officials said the civic body aims to complete concretisation on 80 per cent of the roads where fresh work has begun by January 2026. Launched in 2022, the Rs 170 billion project seeks to concretise 700 kilometres of roads across Mumbai. All civil works were halted during the monsoon ..

India Pushes Digital Shift In Urban Land Mapping

The Department of Land Resources (DoLR) under the Ministry of Rural Development has convened a National Symposium on NAKSHA – the National Geospatial Knowledge-based Land Survey of Urban Habitations – to advance India’s transition to modern, technology-driven land mapping. Speaking at the inaugural session, Secretary Manoj Joshi underscored the urgent need to move revenue departments away from outdated, tape-based methods and rough hand-drawn sketches. He stressed that adopting latitude–longitude-based digital mapping and GIS-linked registration systems is essential for economic stabi..