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SpiceXpress airlifts 700 oxygen concentrators from Guangzhou to New Delhi

SpiceXpress, the air cargo arm of SpiceJet, on Monday transported 700 oxygen concentrators from Guangzhou (China) to New Delhi amid acute shortage of medical oxygen in the country in the wake of massive spike in the number of Coronavirus infection cases pan-India. The airline has airlifted more than 4,400 oxygen concentrators from the USA, Hong Kong, Singapore and China in the last two weeks, SpiceJet said in a release. The B737 freighter aircraft, carrying 700 oxygen concentrators, landed in Delhi at 10 am on Monday, it said. SpiceXpress had on April 24 airlifted 800 oxygen concentrators followed by another consignment of 1,000 oxygen concentrators on April 28 from Hong Kong to Delhi. These oxygen concentrators had been ordered by SpiceHealth for emergency use and distribution across India. With a network spanning 63 domestic and 50 international destinations and a fleet of 19 cargo planes, SpiceXpress is capable of flying over 600 tonnes of cargo daily to domestic and internatio

Second coronavirus wave leaves another 7 million people jobless in India

Unemployment increased to 7.97% from 6.5% in March, with more than seven million jobs lost last month, according to data from Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy

Amid Covid, Swiggy announces 4-day work week for employees for month of May

The policy applies to about 5,000 full-time Swiggy employees spread across the country

Covid-19 second wave may stall mobility sector's recovery, says RedSeer

The recovery is likely to go on a downward trajectory with a drop of 30-40% as many states like Maharashtra, Delhi and Karnataka, among other states, go into lockdown, says the consulting firm

Practo aims to vaccinate over 10 million as India fights coronavirus

Practo announces 'Corporate Suraksha' programme under which employees from over 1,000 corporates across India will be vaccinated in first round

Covid-19: Introduce 'work from home' to break the chain, says CII chief

Several companies have already announced WFH even as several key cities like Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore go through a massive healthcare crisis due to lack of oxygen, doctors and medicines

Covid-19 second wave: Can India find a way out of its health nightmare?

The health system in India has broken down, with scarcities in everything from hospital beds to oxygen, says Virologist Shahid Jameel in an interview with Bobby Ghosh

Return of the prodigal: Adman Goyal is back with acquisition of Rediffusion

Sandeep Goyal has his hands full after acquiring Rediffusion, India's oldest ad agency. While the pandemic isn't making life easy, the veteran appears ready for the challenge

Statsguru: Coronavirus pandemic and the barriers in the skies

While some areas recorded recovery till the second wave hit, aviation continued to show considerable stress even when the Covid-19 spread had subsided

2021 will be a better year for us than 2020: HUL CMD Sanjiv Mehta

In an interview with Viveat Susan Pinto, Mehta speaks on the shape of things to come for the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) market and his firm

No patient to be denied hospitalisation for lack of local address proof: SC

The Court has directed the Centre to formulate within two weeks a national policy on admissions to hospitals in the wake of the second wave of Covid-19

Ramp up infra, make all efforts to lift oxygen, Cabinet Secy to Delhi govt

Asks Delhi govt to set up dedicated helpline, make info on beds, drugs and other facilities available on websites

Winning the war through vaccines

To restore normalcy, the present vaccination rate of 3 million doses per day needs to go up by 3 to 4 times

Cockpit and cabin crew suffer as fresh Covid wave hits air travel

Aviation jobs were scarce even before the Covid-19 pandemic arrived on Indian shores in early 2020. The situation has been exacerbated since

Covid-19 second wave: Hotels in exotic locations dodge pandemic blow

Leisure destination travel is likely to be the future as large chains bear brunt of restrictions

Covid second wave: MSMEs need help again but not the way govt did last time

While players in the financial ecosystem are opening up to the idea of receivables funding for the sector, this market needs a regulator, which a Parliament panel feels only RBI can provide

How India has failed to budget for health in the past 75 years

Healthcare has found little mention in Budget speeches over 75 years. Its near collapse in the face of the pandemic today is a result of this

Second wave of coronavirus pandemic: What RBI can do to help

Unless the Reserve Bank comes forward and helps banks to handhold the MSME borrowers, bad loans will swell in the September quarter

Is Covid-19 home treatment covered? Check the fine print to find out

While many policies cover it for the entire sum insured, others have sub-limits

India's benchmark stock indices slide 2% as Covid-19 risks heighten

Bank stocks lead the fall; FIIs pull out Rs 3,465 crore