IndiGo on Monday said senior employees will have to go on compulsory leave without pay (LWP) for up to four days per month till September as passenger traffic has reduced due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. “The second wave has been difficult for all of us and has also resulted in reduction […]
Day: June 1, 2021
Open up vaccination to India’s private sector: SpiceJet scion Avani Singh
Avani Singh, the chief executive officer of SpiceHealth and daughter of SpiceJet Ltd. Chairman Ajay Singh, has called upon India’s government to open up the manufacture and procurement of vaccines to the private sector, saying it’s the only way to ensure the nation’s vast population receives adequate protection from the pandemic. “The government needs to […]
AirAsia India extends free cancellation, rescheduling in states on lockdown
No-frills carrier AirAsia India has extended free cancellation and rescheduling facility for its flights to and from Delhi, West Bengal, Karnataka, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra following the extension of lockdown or strict restrictions by these states, a release said on Monday. While the governments of Karnataka, Delhi and Tamil Nadu have extended the lockdown […]
Delhi Airport to launch vaccination centre from June for over 60,000 staff
Delhi International Airport on Monday announced the launch of a dedicated COVID-19 vaccination centre in association with Manipal Hospital from June 1. Set up at Terminal-1 of Indira Gandhi International Airport, the facility aims to provide vaccination opportunity to over 60,000 employees of various stakeholders — airlines, cargo business, ground handling agencies, Air Traffic Control, […]
IAF joins fire fighting operation as forest blaze rages in J-K’s Udhampur
The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Monday joined a fire fighting operation to control a massive forest fire in Ghordi block in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The fire in Daya Dhar forest started on Sunday and engulfed a vast area, damaging hundreds of trees, the officials said. The forest protection force, […]
Demand pushes up construction and manufacturing sectors in Q4FY21: Experts
Construction, manufacturing, financial services and agriculture showed positive Gross Value Added (GVA) growths in the fourth quarter of last fiscal year, driven largely by pent-up demand in the first three and stupendous growth in output in the fourth, experts said. However, the growth in the key sectors of construction and manufacturing driven largely by pent-up […]
Order book position of road EPC firms to get better, says CRISIL
The order book position of road engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) companies, which currently stands at over three times revenue at present, is expected to improve further supported by new project awarding momentum. The sale of operational road assets through monetisation will further add to their growth. Asset monetisation in the roads sector will see […]