first airport in india to run on solar power
Cochin International Airport With over 2 million sq ft in area, the airport's Terminal 3 is India's fourth largest terminal. On 18 August 2015, Cochin International Airport became the world's first fully solar powered airport with the inauguration of a dedicated solar plant.[8][9]
Indira Gandhi International Airport Terminal 1A was built in the late 1980s to cater to Indian Airlines. It had to be refurbished after a fire gutted the interiors and DIAL significantly upgraded the terminal. It was used by Air India for its airbus operations until it shifted to the new Terminal 3 on 11 November 2010.[37] The terminal is now closed and is expected to be torn down on the completion of newer terminals.
New Delhi Calcutta (now Kolkata) was the capital of India during the British Raj until December 1911.
World's fair Expo 2020 will be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, as a Registered Exposition.