Airlines have been given flexibility to book middle seats – they have to be kept empty as much as possible, but not on flights with high demand; and these recommendations don’t matter if family members are sitting next to each other
Monthly Archives: June 2020
Don’t write off China yet, warns GV Prasad of Dr Reddy’s
While Prasad argues that there is much that stands out about the US as a “leader of the free world, an amazing nation in terms of innovation capabilities and a great democracy”, there are concerns today
WeWork India gets $100 million funding from WeWork Global
WeWork Global believes that the current funding will address the potential of India as a flexible workspace market
How Odisha is supporting industries suffering COVID-19, Cyclone Amphan double whammy
Level of operations could vary from industry to industry, ranging from as low as 10 per cent to as high as 70 per cent; unless demands pick up in the external market, it is unlikely that these industries would be back to their pre-COVID levels in 4-6 weeks
MSMEs facing challenges in accessing COVID-19 stimulus package, says Karantaka SSI body
KASSIA has received a number of complaints and representations from its members about the difficulties in accessing the schemes
Coronavirus: FICCI fixes price of treatment in associated private hospitals
Beds reserved for government-referred patients in isolation wards will be charged Rs 13,600, in ICU without ventilator Rs 27,088 and in ICU with ventilator will be charged Rs 36,853 per patient, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) said
21.8% of SBI customers avail moratorium facility on loan EMIs
In terms of financial support to the customers, SBI said that Rs 17,116 crore coronavirus related loans have so far been sanctioned
Coronavirus crisis: Banks burden MSMEs with ‘avoidable’ paperwork for collateral-free loans
Federation of Indian Micro and Small & Medium Enterprises (FISME) and SME Chamber of India have received complaints from its members about some of the banks making things complicated for struggling small firms
Coronavirus crisis: SC mulls giving 15 days to Centre, states for transporting stranded migrant workers
A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, SK Kaul and MR Shah was informed by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that till June 3, over 4,200 ‘Shramik Special’ trains have been deployed to transport migrant workers to their native places.
Earthquakes in Delhi-NCR: Big one is coming, warn experts after 10 low-intensity quakes
Earthquake in Delhi: Professor Chandon Ghose of the Indian Institute of Technology, Jammu underscored that if a Richter Scale 6.0 earthquake occurs in Delhi, many buildings would be razed to dust