Dinkar Balu Patil to be honoured through naming of Navi Mumbai International Airport

Exam-focused facts from the 14 January 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced that the Navi Mumbai International Airport will be named after the late Dinkar Balu Patil.
Dinkar Balu Patil, popularly known as DB Patil, was a senior leader from Raigad district and served as an MLA from Panvel between 1957 and 1980.
DB Patil was recognised for his advocacy of farmers’ rights and entered public life after winning the Kolaba district local board election.
Born in Jasai village in Uran taluka of Raigad district, Patil came from a farming family and completed his LLB degree in 1951.