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…
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Lockdown 4.0: Ola and Uber allowed to resume services, new guidelines issued
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•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…
Lockdown 4.0: E-commerce firms resumes deliveries in red zones
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•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,…
Haryana govt announces relaxation for Industries from April 30
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•As the second phase of coronavirus lockdown is coming to its end, various state governments have been allowed by the central government to allow the opening of industries and offices for resuming businesses. However, the Ministry of Home Affair has released a set of instruction for such organizations to follow. Recently, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar…
Gurugram offices may have to work-from-home till June
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•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,…
How coronavirus will change workplaces post lockdown
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•The coronavirus pandemic has impacted normal worklife severely. The global economy came to a halt because of the pandemic and now every business and economist is waiting for it to be over as soon as possible. The decision of imposing nationwide lockdown by the government has now started to take a toll on the GDP.…
MHA clarifies on lockdown rules, says no legal actions against CEOs
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•Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has clarified to all states that there are no such rules in the April 15 guidelines that allow States to “take legal action, including imprisonment of a CEO” in case an employee is found Covid-19-positive. MHA in its press release said, “Some apprehensions, based on wrong interpretation of the guidelines,…
Ecommerce companies can’t deliver non-essentials even after April 20 lockdown movement relaxations
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•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…
Lockdown 2.0: MHA issues fresh guidelines for workplaces that open up after 20th April
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•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…
These commercial and private businesses are allowed to operate after 20th April 2020
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•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.