Lunch marketplace MealPal recently announced a new initiative to drive $10 million in donations to restaurants impacted by the COVID-19 virus. Through the new program, anyone can donate a month of a MealPal membership to local restaurants. The rapid decline in restaurant sales since the COVID-19 outbreak is staggering. In a typical week, MealPal drives…
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Coronavirus: Government of Goa and Innovaccer partner to launch the first-ever self assessment app for COVID-19
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•Goa becomes the first State in India to adopt an automated technological solution for the citizens to carry out a self-assessment test for COVID-19. The App provides information on Self Quarantine, Helpline numbers to reach out to, and other such information. The Government of Goa has partnered with Innovaccer, Inc., headquartered in San Francisco, a…
Coronavirus kindness: Western Union meets customers’ needs in challenging times
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•Western Union, a global leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement and payments, informed its money transfer customers that the Company’s money movement network stands ready to help customers deliver vital financial support to friends and families around the world in these challenging times. Customers can choose to send funds via Western Union’s increasingly adopted digital…
Coronavirus: Arthur D. Little unites international CEOs to help combat COVID-19 business threats
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•Global management consultancy Arthur D. Little (ADL) has initiated an international platform for CEOs to exchange crisis management experiences while dealing with COVID-19. Under the motto, “Learning from each other and coping with the crisis together,” the aim of the pro bono initiative is to build a pool of experience and provide companies and public…
Coronavirus kindness: India’s FarEye offers zero-fee technology to handle surge and execute contactless home deliveries
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•FarEye–predictive logistics platform, announced that it will work with companies globally and equip them with its home delivery optimization software to handle surge in home deliveries with available drivers, quickly onboard part-time drivers and make deliveries contactless. FarEye will provide its solution – FarEye SERVE, free of cost – To organizations making home deliveries of…
Coronavirus: Tata Motors to shut Pune manufacturing plant
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•As India witnesses, a spike in coronavirus positive cases, organizations around the country have started increasing their precautionary measures to safeguard their employees during the time of a pandemic. The novel coronavirus, which originated in the Wuhan City of China is now spreading really fast in the state of Maharashtra. Responding to the increasing tensions…
Corporate Action: How FMCG majors are contributing in times of coronavirus pandemic
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•The coronavirus pandemic has now spread its fears to India, the government and the private sector are both taking steps to make personal care, hygiene and sanitation products more affordable as they up the ante to combat the rapidly spreading coronavirus. The novel coronavirus which originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan has now transmitted…
Tata Sons to give full payment to daily wage earners amid coronavirus pandemic
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•Tata Sons recently announced that it will ensure full payments to temporary workers and daily wage earners for the month of March and April in view of the coronavirus pandemic. Tata’s temporary workers across offices and production sites in India will be eligible for the payment even if they fail to report to work due…
HRO Resources offers a suite of services to help companies stay resilient from consequences of COVID-19
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•HRO Resources introduces a suite of services to help companies stay resilient during the economic impact of COVID-19. COVID-19 and its impact on the economy are yet to be fully understood, but one thing is for certain, there will be financial impacts on some level to many industry segments and our ways of doing business…
How we can stay calm, cool and connected while we practice social distancing
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•Social Distancing is our new normal reality. However, when combined with the uncertainty of the illness and its pandemic status, social distancing can cause stress because “Social support is a vital and important part of our stress response system, and a key element of our well-being,” says Dr. Suzie Carmack, a public health professor at…
How to efficiently coordinate with your remote employees in times of coronavirus
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•The concept of working remotely has been around for quite some time now. Many employees or freelancers don’t endorse the habit of making it to the office every day. But since the novel coronavirus outbreak, even the people who would daily report to the office are working from their homes. The virus, which originated in…
88% of organizations are encouraging remote working due to coronavirus, says report
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•Since the coronavirus pandemic has taken its toll on businesses, organizations have been forced to go for the world’s largest work from experiment. Companies around the globe are asking their employees to work remotely in the crisis in an attempt to prevent the transmission of the virus. While many companies are still struggling to pace…
Entrepreneurs write to Prime Minister saying “Coronavirus Doesn’t Discriminate, Need Lockdown”
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•The coronavirus has impacted many businesses worldwide. The novel virus which originated in China has now spread to 160 countries while 180 positive cases and four deaths in India alone. Businesses have been forced to resort to cost-cutting measures and put a halt on expansions. Some are even asking the government to step in. A…
Coronavirus pandemic: TCI Express releases its business outlook
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•TCI Express releases a press statement stating its business outlook and impact due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in India TCI Express Ltd. is closely monitoring the Coronavirus situation as the Government of India continues to take various precautionary measures to contain the outspread. Our top priority at this moment is the safety and well-being of…