Coronavirus lockdown extension: MHA stated that e-commerce companies as well as the vehicles used by e-commerce operators would be allowed to function

Lockdown in india latest updates: The task force, comprising of doctors from both private and government hospitals, will guide doctors who are treating COVID-19 patients and help them handle the issue better

Travel and aviation will have to wait longer for a respite as coronavirus lockdown extension restricts public movement till May 3; and although granted some leeway, it's still not business as usual for manufacturing and agriculture

UPSC also announced that the Chairman and members of the commission have decided to voluntarily forego 30 per cent of their salary for the next one year

All containment zones in the national capital have been completely sealed with no public moment allowed in or out of these areas

Fitch Ratings puts its estimate for India growth at 2 per cent in FY21 from 5.1 per cent estimated just 18 days ago. Moody's Investors Service has slashed India's 2020 GDP growth estimate to 2.5 per cent from 5.3 per cent earlier

Paranjpe had come in contact with Maharashtra Housing Minister Jitendra Awhad. Around 15 persons who had come in contact with Awhad have also tested positive for coronavirus

Bank branches and ATMs, information technology vendors for banking operations, banking correspondents (BCs), ATM operations and cash management agencies would operate as usual from April 20

Coronavirus lockdown extension: The Ministry of Home Affairs said that to ensure social distancing the authorities should encourage home delivery

Central government said that there will be no relaxation of any norm in the containment zones. It also restricted a host of services in these zones

The ministry said that MGNREGA workers involved in irrigation and water conservation would be given priority. The MHA has also called for 'strict implementation of social distancing' for all MNREGA workers.

During the first phase of the lockdown, many truck drivers were reportedly stranded without food as states sealed their borders and refused entry.

The MHA guidelines say that the agriculture machinery shops will remain open during the lockdown. Inter and intra state movement of heavy machinery for farming-related activities will also be permitted

Coronavirus lockdown extension: All facilities in supply chain of essential goods from manufacturing to e-commerce will be allowed without any restriction on timing

Lockdown 2.0: Ministry of Home Affair has issued detailed guidelines regarding services that'll remain operational and those not; lockdown has been extended by 19 more days till May 3

New Lockdown in India live update, Covid-19 guidelines:  In the last 24 hours, 1,076 new cases have been reported, while 377 people have died because of the COVID-2019 infection

Coronavirus lockdown in India updates: A case has been registered at Bandra Police station under section 143, 147, 149, 186, 188 of Indian Penal Code, read with Section 3 of Epidemic Act, against 800-1000 unidentified people

Coronavirus cases in India, lockdown news live updates: \"These activities are essential to improve the economic activity and provide liquidity in hands od people,\" DPIIT said in its letter to Ministry of Home Affairs

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 in India Updates: According to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, 328 new confirmed cases and 12 new deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours