Top headlines: FMCG market growth slump, YES Bank capital raising, and more

From FMCG market likely to witness slump, DoT asking telcos to list out spectrum demands to analysts predicting GDP fall to 3-decade low, Business Standard brings you top headlines of the day

Coronavirus lockdown: Govt unveils Rs 1.7-trillion package for the poor

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced a Rs 1.7-trillion food-security and income-transfer package for the urban and rural poor amid coronavirus lockdown. The package includes free foodgrain for 800 million people for three months, insurance cover for healthcare providers, front loading PM Kisan instalments, and increase in wages under the employment guarantee programme. Read More...

FMCG leaders mark down overall growth to 3% amid coronavirus outbreak

The fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) market may see its overall growth rate decline to 3 per cent in the January-March period