The airline industry in India has been severely affected with many companies even eyeing for bankruptcy due the government imposed travel restrictions. Airline companies for the past 50 days have resorted to tough measures like layoffs and pay cuts to tide over the crisis. They have been, for long, asking the government to resume flight…
Ride hailing companies have been facing severe revenue losses due to the lockdowns imposed by the central government for the containment of the coronavirus. The recent extension of the lockdown, however, brought some relief for these companies. After almost 50 days of suspension of services, companies like Ola and Uber are back in business as…
The Government of India recently announced the fourth phase of nationwide lockdown but with some relief to businesses. E-commerce companies who were only delivering essential products until now, are finally allowed to deliver all products in the red zones. As per the new guidelines issued on May 17 for the third extension of the lockdown,…
India’s largest passenger vehicle manufacturer Maruti Suzuki recently announced that it has decided to resume manufacturing operations at its Gurugram plant from May 18. The recent decision comes just a week after the company resumed operations at its Manesar plant on May 12. The company has said that it will operate according to the guidelines…
As the country prepares to enter the fourth phase of the lockdown, there are predictions that the government might resume domestic air travel. The predictions were made after Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation and said that the fourth lockdown will be different from the previous ones. Giving a hint that the air travel…
After the second phase of lockdown came to an end, e-commerce websites in India are now finally get geared up for resuming of business in non-essential items. Although the Ministry of Home Affairs has given a go-ahead for resuming businesses, major Indian cities which makes a huge chunk of their sales, are still under lockdown…
India lockdown extended till May 17th.
As the second phase of lockdown is nearing an end, companies in Gurugram were hoping for business operations to resume. The government had earlier notified that companies can open office spaces for employees but in a staggered manner and in sync with the government advisories. But with the rising number of coronavirus cases in India…
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has crippled the world economy to the extent that many are estimating that this could spark a recession worse than the 2008 financial crisis. Many sectors of the economy like travel and airlines have come to a total standstill with the travel restrictions imposed by various governments globally. In an attempt…
While everybody is hoping for the lockdown to get over on May 3rd and businesses start functioning like usual, a senior Haryana govt official has recently said that Gurugram might have to wait a little longer for that sight. According to Gurugram Metropolitan Authority Chief Executive Officer and Haryana Government Additional Chief Secretary V.S Kundu,…
As the government planned to allow certain relaxations in its lockdown advisory after April 20, E-commerce companies were aiming for a renewal of services. But in a surprising move, the government has made a U-turn and revised its order. The government had recently released its lockdown guidelines, which allowed e-commerce companies to operate fully and…
Covid-19 safety and related guidelines for workplaces – offices, factories and other establishments once they open up after 20th April 2020.In his address to the nation on 14 April 2020, the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi announced that the nationwide lockdown will be extended till May 3 to further strengthen the efforts of the…
The following commercial and private businesses will be allowed to operate after 20th April 2020. These are over and above the list of essential services, that has already been in place during the lockdown. Subsequent to PM Modi’s address to the nation on 14th April, Ministry of Home Affairs has come up with guidelines related to permitted activities and list of businesses that can operate after 20th April.