New Delhi, June 25 -- The Union cabinet on Wednesday approved several development projects, including the extension of the Pune Metro, a revised rehabilitation plan for displaced families of the Jharia coalfields in Jharkhand, and the establishment of the International Potato Centre's regional centre in Agra.

Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the meeting also paid tribute to those who fought against the Emergency imposed on 25 June 1975.

"The Union cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, resolved to commemorate and honour the sacrifices of countless individuals who valiantly resisted the Emergency and its attempt at subversion of the spirit of the Indian Constitution," he said.

Among the key approvals was a Rs.3,626 crore ...