Essential confusion SUBSCRIBE We'll soon meet in your inbox. / Morning Dispatch E-commerce firms have appealed to both the Maharashtra and central governments to lift the state’s ban on delivering non-essential goods. And yesterday evening, authorities in Mumbai clarified that food delivery platforms could continue to operate after 8 pm. Small mercies. Also in today’s letter: PhonePe takes stock E-commerce firms petition govt on Maharashtra curbs E-commerce firms are appealing to the Maharashtra government and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to reverse the state government’s order on Tuesday that banned non-essential e-commerce deliveries until May 1. What’s going on?