1) Air India may ask the Indian government for another Rs. 2,000 crore in the next financial year to repay its massive debt, on top of the Rs. 1,200 crore equity infusion already planned. 2) Meeting the Department of Telecom's deadline of October 30th for 100% subscriber re-verification poses a huge challenge for mobile operators given India's mobile subscriber base of over 670 million people. 3) The first phase of NTPC's 1,980 mw power plant in Chhattisgarh is expected to become operational in December, with the second phase starting in March next year.