The Centre has introduced two new bills to levy excise duty on tobacco products and impose a Health Security-National Security Cess on pan masala, replacing the GST compensation cess on sin goods.

The Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) will soon become operational as it successfully completed its first passenger simulation test on November 29 and 30. The trial is a major cornerstone of the airport which is scheduled to launch routine commercial flights from December 25.

The Delhi-Dehradun Expressway, also known as the Delhi-Saharanpur-Dehradun Expressway, is one of the much-awaited highway projects. It has been opened for a trial run for commuters on Monday, December 1. Once fully operational, the expressway is expected to reduce the Delhi-Dehradun journey from the usual 6-6.5 hours to 2-2.5 hours.