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Sachin Tendulkar Named UN Global Champion for Road Safety

February 25, 2026

UN Appoints Cricket Icon to Promote Safer Roads

Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has been designated as a Global Champion for Road Safety by the United Nations, joining a select group of internationally recognised figures advocating responsible road behaviour. The announcement was accompanied by a public message in which Tendulkar urged citizens to adopt safer driving practices.

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Bihar Assembly Replaces 1887 Civil Courts Act

February 25, 2026

Bihar Civil Nyayalay Bill 2026 Modernises Court Framework

The Bihar Legislative Assembly has unanimously passed the Bihar Civil Nyayalay (Court) Bill, 2026, repealing the colonial-era Bengal, Agra and Assam Civil Courts Act, 1887. The legislation marks a structural update of the state’s subordinate civil court system, replacing a statute that had governed court administration for more than a century.

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Mumbai Airport Wins Asia-Pacific Best Departures Award

February 25, 2026

CSMIA Recognised at ACI ASQ Customer Experience Awards

Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) has been named Asia-Pacific’s Best Airport for Departures in the over 40-million passengers category at the 2025 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Customer Experience Awards. Presented by Airports Council International (ACI), the recognition reflects passenger-evaluated excellence in outbound airport services.

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Government Sets Rs27,500 Crore Aviation Monetisation Target

February 24, 2026

Eleven Airports Lined Up Under NMP 2.0 Leasing Plan

The Union government has set a monetisation target of ₹27,500 crore for the civil aviation sector under the National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) 2.0 for FY26–FY30. The strategy aims to attract private investment into operational airport assets while preserving public ownership of core infrastructure.

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Union Cabinet Clears Proposal to Rename Kerala as Keralam

February 24, 2026

Constitutional Process Begins to Rename Kerala to Keralam

The Union Cabinet has approved a proposal to officially rename Kerala as ‘Keralam’, initiating the constitutional process required for altering a state’s name. The decision marks a key administrative milestone and follows a unanimous resolution passed by the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 2024 seeking recognition of the Malayalam name in the Constitution.

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