Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurates Phase I of Noida International Airport, developed with an investment of around ₹11,200 crore

• Noida International Airport (NIA) at Jewar, Gautam Budh Nagar (UP) — India's newest greenfield airport, inaugurated on 28 March 2026 by PM Modi.
• Built under Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model by Yamuna International Airport Pvt Ltd (YIAPL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Zurich Airport International AG.
• Phase-I investment: ~₹11,200 crore; initial capacity 12 MPPA, scalable to 70 MPPA.
• Significant for UPSC: PPP in aviation, regional connectivity, UDAN/UP industrial corridor, infrastructure financing.