Daily News Monitor: 31 March 2020

HEADLINES:

1. RBI opens up specified G-Secs fully for foreign investors

2. No change in fiscal year; govt extends applicability of stamp duty by 3 months

3. Finance Ministry issues guidelines for relaxation of procurement, expenditure and transportation norms of medical and other essential supplies

4. Covid-19: India asks FTA partners to temporarily allow imports without certificate of origin

5. ADB to invest $100 million in NIIF fund of funds

6. No plan to extend 21-day coronavirus lockdown: Govt quashes rumours

7. Kirana stores beat e-commerce giants during coronavirus crisis: Study

8. Corporates join hands in fight against Covid-19, make quarantine centers

9. India sees highest single-day jump in coronavirus cases on Monday

10. Government mulls fresh sops for MSMEs, export units

11. Big-4 firms defer promotions, appraisals, bonuses and salaries amid virus crisis

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