Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced a comprehensive package of Rs 1.7 lakh crore for the economically weaker sections of the society hit by coronavirus; Walmart Inc's Flipkart is all set to resume its grocery and essential services after the local law enforcement authorities assured the e-commerce giant of safe passage of supply chain and delivery executives; Former Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan has said that the lockdown is not enough to contain coronavirus in the country. He added that the lockdown will be substantially harder for the poorer sections of society. Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: Coronavirus: Top govt official warns not all international passengers monitored

Coronavirus relief: Finance Ministry urges RBI to pause EMI, loan repaymentsFinance Ministry has asked the Reserve Bank of India to consider emergency measures to help borrowers cope with economic pressure triggered by the COVID 19 outbreak. Coronavirus outbreak has led to reduced business activity and has already resulted in layoffs and salary cuts. Meanwhile, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced a comprehensive package of Rs 1.7 lakh crore for the economically weake...

Firms and grocery stores need to call 1031 to register themselves and get an e-pass to show to officials overlooking the lockdown

While hand sanitisers between middle of February and middle of March 2018-19 saw an impressive growth of 72 per cent in traditional stores, it has shot up to 144 per cent in February-March this year

1,252 people have been booked in the state for violating Section 144 of CrPc, while cases have been filed against 16 people for spreading rumours in last two days

Companies that provide business services such as call centres, information technology services and business process automation were not prepared for work-for-home arrangements, according to interviews with more than a dozen employees of several companies

Coronavirus lockdown: Officials who are associated with the distribution of essential commodities under e-commerce, super marts, hyper marts, PDS will require authorisation letters from their employers, endorsed by the local police or SDO

While Flipkart decided to resume delivery of essential services and groceries, Amazon said that it was in talks with government authorities to enable it to deliver essentials to its customers

India Coronavirus Lockdown News Updates: Respective governments of Delhi and Maharashtra have allowed establishments that sell essential items to function 24X7, but within the boundaries of social distancing

The exemption would also include distribution and sales channels servicing the food and beverages market, food delivery services and other related activities

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Delivery boys will be able to flash identity cards issued by their firms such as Flipkart, Big Basket or Grofers, among others, as access pass through nationwide lockdown

He also said that the Delhi police has set up a platform for e-commerce websites where they can share the problems faced by them so that the police can help in solving the issues

India's two top e-commerce platforms Flipkart and Amazon India have temporarily suspended operations after the Centre announced complete lockdown for 21 days. Amazon India has said they have stopped taking any new orders. Flipkart has also made a similar announcement and said they are suspending all services for the time being as the country goes under lockdown for three weeks. Watch the video for more.Also Read: Coronavirus lockdown: Will banks remain open?

Share price of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) gained up to 9.95% to Rs 1,037 compared to the previous close of Rs 943.10 on BSE

Coronavirus nationwide lockdown: The Ministry of Home Affairs issued a list of goods and services that will be available throughout the 21-day lockdown period

Coronavirus Outbreak India and Lockdown News Updates: While Madhya Pradesh reported its first COVID-19 death, Delhi reported 5 new cases, Kerala reported 9, and Karnataka reported 10 within the past 24 hours

Complete lockdown in India: Online grocery platforms are, however, working with local authorities to restart delivery in the next 24 hours

The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued an advisory containing a list of what will remain open and what will remain closed

Reliance Jio's presence in mobile telecom, home broadband and e-commerce will help Facebook expand its reach in the Indian digital market