Page 2019 - Coronavirus

Poor me!

Every day I am being made to work on menial things like 'Get me a glass of water', 'Put away your plate'.. This is not part of my job description as master of the house

Lockdown in a small place

But never have I been so thankful for my decision to quit my life in Mumbai and shift to Santiniketan as I have been in these times of the coronavirus

Prepare for a Second Wave

As with the Spanish flu, the world must be ready for a second and third wave as this start-stop-start-stop response plays out

The transformation of Shiv Sena

Not only is the Sena in alliance with its once bitter enemy, the Congress, it is now making migrants from the rest of India its best friends

The challenges of caring for elderly parents, when far away and in lockdown

Arundhuti Dasgupta on the anxiety and logistical challenges of caring for elderly parents during lockdown, especially if they are ailing and live away from you

Covid-19 impact: S&P slashes India's FY21 growth forecast to 1.8%

S&P expects India's growth to bounce back in FY22

Coronavirus to wipe out two-fifths of global air traffic in 2020: Report

Altogether, the Covid-19 outbreak will wipe almost half of airport revenues in 2020, it said

Covid-19 impact: Cholamandalam's Q4 disbursements down 35%, AUM up 12%

Firm has offered moratorium to its customers but hasn't availed the facility on its own borrowings

The cathartic and unifying art that is being created in confinement

Artists are now seizing this pandemic-induced opportunity to draw their interpretations of their life as they see it

Art sales haven't been entirely dampened, they're just moving online

Overseas and here, auction houses are capitalising on the fact that collectors are stuck at home - and are online.

Soothsaying for trades

Nurses will see an increase in pay. Covid-19 has no cure and is essentially treated by nursing. The nurse is as important here as, and possibly more important than, the doctor

I-T dept releases Rs 5,200 cr refunds to over 800,000 small businesses

Further refunds of about Rs 7,760 cr to be made soon, GST refund claims of Rs 3,800 cr also processed

A piece of the artist

While an artist book may not seem like a conventional art work, for a dedicated collector it is the extreme portability it offers that is its greatest appeal.

How isolation and WFH have deepened our engagement with work and people

Covid-19 and its aftermath are an opportunity to significantly reorient the way we approach work and leisure - and, by extension, life itself.

Muthoot Finance to re-open all branches across India from April 20

The branches will function as usual and will adhere to all instructions laid down by the state governments for corporates resuming services from April 20, 2020.

Maharashtra lockdown: Nearly 50,000 cases filed, 10,000 people held so far

30 Maharashtra police personnel, including seven officers, have so far got infected with the coronavirus while on frontline duty

Boon and bane: 6 ways in which lower oil prices will impact Indian economy

Prices are unlikely to breach the $40-a-barrel, and even when the world has fixed the disease it may double down on kicking its oil habit. Six factors that help and hurt India when oil is in plenty

Post coronavirus lockdown, likely surge in demand may be led by SCVs & LCVs

The development comes amid the current crisis, which has been described as the worst in a century

Iron ore exports to see decline in near term over Covid-19 concerns

Iron ore exports from the country have suffered a jolt owing to ramped down port operations, logistics issues and glaring labour shortage

Tablighi's Faisalabad chief dies of Covid-19 in Pak, 1100 members infected

According to the Punjab health department, over 1,100 Tablighi Jamaat members have been tested positive for coronavirus in the province