The state of Maharashtra has become the worst affected state in India due to the coronavirus pandemic. The state so far has confirmed 1,619 positive cases and about 140 people have lost their lives. The state’s capital Mumbai, which is also the financial capital of India has since last month came to halt. Organizations which…
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How to stay mentally healthy in times of a pandemic
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•The global coronavirus pandemic is in its full effect. Risk of catching the flu is on the rise more than ever, stock markets are at an all-time low, a global recession is knocking on the doors of the world economy and individuals are now confined to their homes. The lockdown imposed by governments around the…
Tata Steel releases business updates on its worldwide operations
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•In present times when factories are temporarily shutting down their operations across the globe, companies are witnessing major financial losses due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, the exact losses and damages caused by the Covid-19 pandemic are hard to calculate as of now, but companies are putting in all efforts to keep its employees informed…
BHEL and its employees commit Rs15.72 cr to the PM-CARES fund
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•Companies across the public and private sector are joining the fight against the coronavirus pandemic in India and across the world. All big industrialists in India have contributed to the PM-CARES fund, leaving no stone unturned in helping the government to deal with the crisis Covid-19 has created. BHEL, India’s largest power generation manufacturer, announced…
Coronavirus: Companies temporarily shutting down its operations in India
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•There is not a single nation that has not been impacted due to the coronavirus pandemic. The number of coronavirus cases are continuously rising in the western and the european nations, affecting all sectors in terms of jobs, production and trade. US and Italy are the most impacted nations due to the pandemic resulting in…
Stellar to provide ‘Remote Data Recovery’ in India amid global Covid-19 crisis
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•Stellar, globally acclaimed data recovery expert, has announced its online ‘Remote Data Recovery’ service in India with a purpose to resolve data loss crisis situation in the present global exigency caused by COVID-19. In continuation of Stellar commitment to data care services since 1993, the company has introduced online remote data recovery service for its…
Coronavirus: Cyient’s Mysore facility to support manufacturing of critical medical technology
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•Cyient has joined the league of some of the big corporations who are fighting against the destructive coronavirus in the country. The company released its press statement mentioning steps taken in order to deal with the current Coronavirus crisis. Cyient, a global engineering and technology solutions company, announced that it has received clearance for its…
Bharti Enterprises commits over Rs100 cr support to fight Covid-19
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•The coronavirus pandemic has spread across nations, uniting people across the globe to fight this virus that has already claimed many lives. Now, Bharti Enterprises joins the fray against Covid-19, announcing a donation of over Rs 100 crore. According to the company’s press statement, “These are extremely challenging times as the world battles the biggest…
ValueLabs and employees pledge $730,000 for Corona relief
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•ValueLabs, a Hyderabad-based IT & Services company, announced a total donation of $730,000 to help address relief measures for the COVID-19 situation. In order to engage everyone who wants to contribute to this cause, the company launched a donation drive over the weekend, enabling their global workforce to join hands and pledge their donations. Within…
Government employees give away their one-day salary to PM CARES Fund
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•As India entered the 6th day of its nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, the government has step-up its efforts to further prevent the virus from spreading rapidly and contain it as soon as possible. The novel coronavirus which originated from China has now entered India. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has…
MCX India offers 3x salary to employees working from office
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•MCX, the largest commodities bourse in India with a market share of more than 90%, is offering up to 3x more salaries to its select few employees, who are working from office. MCX employs around 400 people across India and 300 of them are based in its Mumbai headquarters. “Since last Friday, 50 of our…
Cognizant to give an additional 25% salary to some of its employees
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•US-headquartered IT firm Cognizant Technology Solutions is looking to pay an additional 25% of base pay to some of its employees in India and the Philippines as a major chunk of its offshore workforce is working remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic. As the world battles coronavirus pandemic, different companies are trying in their own…
Asian Paints pledges Rs35 cr towards Covid-19 relief
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•Industrialists and companies across the globe are coming together to fight these unprecedented situations created due to the coronavirus pandemic. Every day companies and leaders are joining the fight against Covid-19, announcing their contribution to contain the further spread of the coronavirus in India and the world. Asian Paints has announced its contribution of Rs.…
HCL Technologies’ statement on the coronavirus situation
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•HCL Technologies, an Indian multinational information technology service and consulting company, releases a statement to update its employees and others associated with the company on how it is dealing with unprecedented situations caused by the coronavirus pandemic. According to their statement: “HCL Technologies Ltd (HCL) has been monitoring the Covid-19 outbreak since late January and…
Haryana govt issues advisory, asking industry not to layoff employees, deduct wages during Covid-19 lockdown
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•The State governments of India are leaving no stone unturned to make 21-days lockdown successful in their states and to further stop the menace caused by the novel coronavirus. Every day state governments across the nation are coming up with measures that can help its citizens to pass through these 21 days easily without worrying…