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MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar has written a letter to finance minister where he has given suggestions to improve the livelihoods of women entrepreneurs as also reboot economy amid the coronavirus pandemic.  

State leaders, businesses and working class Indians have called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reopen the battered economy, but the government is expected to extend the lockdown, which would otherwise expire on Sunday, though with fewer restrictions.

Top UN economic experts have hailed as “impressive” the Rs 20 lakh crore stimulus package, the largest so far among developing countries, announced by India to revive the country's economy, which has been severely hit by the coronavirus-triggered lockdown.
 

PM Modi today announced a financial revival package of Rs 20 lakh crore to uplift a sagging economy

The Union government issued detailed guidelines for the restart of manufacturing units across the country.
 

FM Sitharaman is likely to discuss credit issues with the PSU bank chiefs as part of efforts to prop up the economy hit by the COVID-19 crisis

1718 new cases have been reported in India in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 33050. The recovery rate is now 25.19%.
The Union home ministry has made it clear that as of now, only buses will be allowed to bring back students and migrants. It added it is not considering trains presently.

Helicopter Money refers to a government asking its central bank to print more notes with an endeavour to distribute it among the public and increase their purchasing power

Helicopter Money refers to a situation in which a lot of notes are printed with an endeavour to distribute it among the public and increase their purchasing power

International Monetary Fund has predicted that world economy could shrink by 3%, all thanks to a depression in economic activities due to coronavirus. Tablighi Jamaat organiser Maulana Saad has been booked for culpable homicide. A lookout notice to 2000 foreign members has also been issued.

The International Monetary Fund has predicted that the world economy could shrink by 3%

With the government allowing farming and agricultural practices to go on, the Modi government hopes to revive a sagging economy 

An analysis released by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA) has stated that the global economy could shrink by up to 1 per cent in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic

BJP MP Subramanya Swamy has lamented that the COVID-19 has hit India at a time when the Indian economy was in a four year+ tail spin. 

Subramanian Swamy has pointed fingers at Jawaharlal Nehru saying India’s economy did not grow fast enough after Independence due to Nehru adopting Soviet economic model