by Lois C. Ferrara | May 9, 2020 | Business News
Realty developers have alleged cartelisation by cement and steel manufacturers, citing what they claimed as a sudden increase in the prices of these key raw materials. This is among the first signs of stress in various sectors in the backdrop of lower economic activity amid the Covid-19 outbreak and lockdown. According to developers, prices have […]
by Lois C. Ferrara | May 6, 2020 | Business News
Pune: As businesses work towards operating in a changing environment following the Covid-19 pandemic, many of them are expected to outsource more work, according to a report by technology firm NTT. The ‘2020 Global Managed Services Report’, based on a survey of 1,250...
by Lois C. Ferrara | May 6, 2020 | Business News
Mumbai: Companies could see frauds in their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs as they may not have bandwidth to conduct due diligence or monitor these amidst Covid-19 pandemic, said EY Forensic & Integrity Services’ report. Many companies that are now...
by Lois C. Ferrara | May 6, 2020 | Business News
MUMBAI | NEW DELHI: When workers from nearby villages were leaving for the factories of Gurugram-based Matrix Clothing, which makes protective coveralls for frontline workers, they were stopped by the villagers. The villagers were worried that these workers might...
by Lois C. Ferrara | May 5, 2020 | Business News
Kolkata | Mumbai | Bengaluru | New Delhi: White-collar workplaces that had emptied out during the first two phases of the lockdown mostly stayed empty on Monday, even though the government’s rules for lockdown extension permitted offices to host one-third of staff...
