The finance ministry has eased lending norms for the warehousing sector in a preemptive move to meet the massive requirement of storage capacity.

India Infrastructure Finance Company, LIC and IDFC entered into a tie-up for providing financing of up to Rs 30,000 crore to infrastructure projects.

According to leading research and rating agency Crisil the price rise increases the credit quality of motorways.

Foreign direct investment into the country declined by 9 per cent to USD 6.51 billion during January-April 2011 over the same period last year.