Milk procurement hasn't come down as the dairy cooperatives are forced to adhere to the government notification of not meddling with the livelihood of farmers despite the demand dipping

COVID-19 impact: This move is expected to benefit 14 lakh taxpayers; pending GST and custom refunds will also be issued immediately to 1 lakh taxpayers

India COVID-19 news live: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare revealed that 4,312 coronavirus patients are currently under treatment, whereas 352 patients have been cured and discharged

 Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said that the need of the hour and immediate necessity is to share a part of this profit made by the government in the last six years

Former Chief Minister's letter had come a day after the state government had decided not to provide free food at Indira Canteens as concerns were raised about the quality and misuse that was happening

If a package is announced, it would be the third major initiative by the government to tackle the challenges thrown up by the rapid spread of coronavirus.

Coronavirus Pandemic Live News, Cases, Deaths in India: There are 3,851 COVID-19 patients under treatment as now, whereas 318 have been cured and discharged, as per Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Given its predominant role as a source of livelihood, the informal economy needs to be fixed first once the health crisis blows over. This would call for a series of long-neglected steps such as collecting comprehensive data on informal establishments and informal labour, benchmarking reasonable national minimum wage, providing comprehensive social security cover and reviving MSMEs

Coronavirus update: Over a hundred Indian companies are making or have the capability to produce finished drugs for malaria, but the APIs have to come from China, say sources

Coronavirus update: The big buyers should be allowed to make direct purchases with minimum or without requirement of any licensing or registration process, Centre's letter said to the states

Coronavirus in India: Rural Development Ministry has decided to deposit the money in a phased manner in Jan Dhan accounts to reduce crowds at bank branches and ATMs and ensure they maintain social distancing

Coronavirus cases in India: The number of confirmed cases is at 3,577, out of which 3,219 are still active, whereas 274 have been cured and discharged, and 1 has migrated

The petition has been filed by an NGO seeking the apex court's intervention to ensure that masks and sanitisers are sold at controlled price

Rajasthan government will allocate Rs 650 crore to power distribution companies against this relief

Coronavirus donations: Tata Sons and Tata Trusts contributed Rs 1,500 crore. Tata Trusts' contribution of Rs 500 crore will be used to manufacture personal protective equipment, respiratory systems, testing kits, setting up modular treatment facilities and training of health workers

Industry observers say the bull run in commodity exchanges, running on a thin volume with hardly any underlying physical transaction in mandies, is driven by speculators looking to make quick bucks

The problems with the Fasal Bima Yojana and how the scheme can be fixed

Besides government, volunteers, NGOs, religious and social organisations are pooling efforts to help the sections worst hit by the situation arising in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, Chief Minister ML Khattar said

Among private sector lenders, HDFC Bank and Axis Bank said they have been examining RBI measure and will inform customers soon

Banks are expecting a huge number of footfalls due to expected disbursement in Jan Dhan accounts, women beneficiaries, pension accounts and PM Kisan beneficiaries