A Supreme Court-appointed panel has given its nod to the construction of a rail track passing through Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Maharashtra as part of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC).
As per a report compiled by the Power Finance Corporation (PFC), the power sector companies have outstanding debts of Rs 3.81 lakh crore during 2011-12. This includes total outstanding loans from banks and financial institutions and also funds raised via bonds.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told Parliament today that he was willing to make a statement on the state of the economy but needs some time to reflect on what he has to say, when MPs asked him what steps the government was considering to deal with the ongoing rupee crisis.