
April 04, 2020 04:30 IST
The average countrywide prices of vegetables such as onions and tomatoes, which were softening in the first fortnight of March, recorded a perceptible spurt in the second half of the month after March 15 when lockdowns became effective.
Sat, Apr 04, 2020
April 03, 2020 02:31 IST
According to a statement by the Ministry of Electronics & IT, the app will track its users’ “interaction with others”, and will alert the authorities if there was any suspicion of the user having been in contact with any infected person.
Fri, Apr 03, 2020April 02, 2020 03:05 IST
Having been stuck for the last two weeks, truckers have e-way bills for goods in transit or in godowns, which were getting expired and could not be renewed on due dates.
Wed, Apr 01, 2020
April 01, 2020 04:35 IST
There is a sudden dearth of labour: be it for loading and unloading trucks to managing warehouses, taking supplies from distributors and moving goods to the retailer.
Wed, Apr 01, 2020
March 31, 2020 04:08 IST
Truck owners said almost half the number of drivers fled to their native towns and villages following a pile-up of vehicles at inter-state borders, with some even leaving behind vehicles loaded with goods worth crores of rupees unattended along the highway.
Tue, Mar 31, 2020
March 31, 2020 02:08 IST
According to a research note by Bank of America (BofA) Securities, app downloads of Zee5, Amazon Prime and Netflix showed a strong spike in March “as consumers look to watch content when being locked at home”.
Tue, Mar 31, 2020
March 30, 2020 03:05 IST
On Sunday, low-cost carrier SpiceJet said one of its first officers had tested positive for the disease.
Mon, Mar 30, 2020
March 30, 2020 01:39 IST
Airlines, which are one of the worst hit sectors by COVID-19, were among the first to announce pay cuts across the board.
Mon, Mar 30, 2020
March 27, 2020 01:16 IST
After almost two whole days of no operations and a series of meetings with various police departments and local bodies, some of these companies resumed operations in patches across the country.
Fri, Mar 27, 2020
March 26, 2020 04:00 IST
While sources indicated that SpiceJet returned the aircraft on account of a cash-crunch, a company spokesperson denied the financial situation as a factor and said the carrier did not need the aircraft due to the trimmed operations.
Thu, Mar 26, 2020
March 26, 2020 03:59 IST
While some authorities including Delhi Police, Gurugram Police, Noida Police and Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation instituted mechanisms for allowing home deliveries, many raised concerns over non-adherence of Union Ministry of Home Affairs orders in different states.
Thu, Mar 26, 2020
March 25, 2020 04:51 IST
Coronavirus lockdown: While goods trains fall in the exempted category, freight services too were hit as states did not mention ‘Railways’ as essential service in their respective orders.
Wed, Mar 25, 2020
March 25, 2020 03:27 IST
The suspension of around 3,300 daily flights means thousands of cancelled tickets and passengers who are left wondering about whether they will be refunded the booking amount.
Wed, Mar 25, 2020
March 25, 2020 03:05 IST
No recent official data estimates the country’s unorganised workers, which were according to the last NSSO Employment and Unemployment Survey, 2011-12 were estimated to be 82.7 per cent or 39.14 crore of the total 47.41 crore estimated employed persons.
Wed, Mar 25, 2020
March 24, 2020 12:36 IST
Coronavirus in India: The lockdown on air travel, in addition to a complete shutdown of Railways and interstate road transport, would result in citizens being confined to their cities.
Wed, Mar 25, 2020
March 24, 2020 05:05 IST
Thirty states and Union territories have now announced a complete lockdown in 548 districts, while in 58 districts of three states, the curbs are partial.
Tue, Mar 24, 2020
March 24, 2020 00:41 IST
Just within the last two weeks, internet service providers have seen a 40 per cent increase in traffic on their networks, with the numbers inflating on a daily basis.
Tue, Mar 24, 2020
March 23, 2020 07:40 IST
At Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, several aircraft have been parked at Runway 27 of the aerodrome for lack of enough parking bays available.
Mon, Mar 23, 2020
March 21, 2020 03:01 IST
On Thursday, the government announced that no incoming scheduled international commercial passenger aircraft shall be allowed to disembark passengers on Indian soil after 1:31 am of March 23 till March 2
Sat, Mar 21, 2020
March 20, 2020 10:30 IST
The coronavirus outbreak has the aviation sector bleeding in what could well continue for months. What is the way ahead for airlines amid the coronavirus outbreak? What do experts have to say? We explain.
Sat, Mar 21, 2020
March 20, 2020 04:59 IST
IndiGo, which is India’s only cash-positive airline, reported total cash of Rs 20,068.70 crore on its books as of December 2019. The situation for other airlines is even more precarious.
Fri, Mar 20, 2020
March 19, 2020 04:35 IST
The Indian Express reported Wednesday that cellphone operators had red-flagged ‘surveillance’ after local units of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) sought call data records of all mobile subscribers across several pockets of the country for specific days over the past few months.
Thu, Mar 19, 2020
March 19, 2020 03:40 IST
On Tuesday, Air India announced cost-reduction measures withdrawing entertainment allowance to executive pilots, in addition to cutting layover allowances for cabin crew.
Thu, Mar 19, 2020
March 18, 2020 12:48 IST
Stakeholders have claimed that the government seeking such details on specific dates for certain pockets in the country without mentioning the reason is highly unusual.
Thu, Mar 19, 2020
March 18, 2020 04:35 IST
COAI to DoT Secy: Local units asking for CDRs in several states including Delhi with ‘numerous VVIP zones’
Wed, Mar 18, 2020


