BUSINESS
Coronavirus pandemic | Helpless and harried, Indians stranded across the globe call out for help
Moneycontrol spoke to Indians stuck in different parts of the world.
BUSINESS
No pay cut in April for employees, says IndiGo CEO Dutta
Only senior management executives, who had volunteered to take a cut, will see a trim in their salary
BUSINESS
As scrap stock piles up at ports, importers scamper for waivers, additional storage
Importers fear an eventual bill of Rs 6,000 crore, as already 1.5 lakh containers are stuck at ports across the country
BUSINESS
Coronavirus impact | AirAsia India pilots face salary cut: Sources
While Captains saw a salary cut of 13 percent, first officers salary has been trimmed by 7 percent
BUSINESS
Air ticket refunds | Travel agents caught between a rock (read wallet) and a hard place (credit shell)
While on the one hand, travel agents have to dip into their reserves to refund customers, on the other, many have clients unwilling to pay for booked tickets
BUSINESS
Tale of two men: Even as Vijay Mallya is forced back to India, Naresh Goyal looks for a way out
The two entrepreneurs started off their careers from two different worlds. But now find themselves in similar circumstances
BUSINESS
AirAsia India the first private airline to close bookings till further notice
Most of the other airlines continue to keep their counters open
BUSINESS
Airlines fall in line, shut bookings for now; SpiceJet, GoAir to open from May 16
All the airlines have kept fares tantalisingly low
BUSINESS
Coronavirus impact: GoAir asks employees to go on leave without pay; Spicejet engineers too
While the airline had already sent a large portion of its staff on leave without pay, the latest communication will now apply to all employees.
BUSINESS
Jet Airways collapse | 'Those were the toughest days of our lives,' says former HR head Rahul Taneja
Then the Chief People Officer at Jet Airways, Taneja talks about the last days of the airline, before it suspended operations
BUSINESS
As COVID-19 fuels demand for online courses, here’s Ronnie Screwvala's next big gambit
Among many things, the upGrad founder has set up a Rs 50 crore fund for acquisitions, but with a difference
BUSINESS
To pay or not to pay? COVID-19 forces a relook at contracts, agreements and deals
Legal firms have been flooded with calls from clients enquiring if they can re-evaluate a deal.
BUSINESS
Prepared to resume operations as soon as lockdown is lifted: IndiGo COO to employees
He also shared details on the airline's preparedness to restart operations.
BUSINESS
Lockdown Blues | Flyers stumped by lack of clarity by airlines on bookings and refunds
With increasing murmurs about the nationwide lockdown getting extended, flyers are becoming increasingly edgy.
BUSINESS
Airlines ask leasing companies for rental holiday, but lessors play hard
Lease rentals can make up to 60 percent of an airline's fixed costs
INDIA
This Easter, the church and its followers face a test of belief, and finance
Impacted by COVID-19, the church and its clergy are trying their best to keep believers engaged spiritually, and keep a check on financial resources
BUSINESS
Coronavirus impact | India's sponge iron industry, the largest in the world, laid low
Demand slump, labour shortage and raw material constraint have led to closure of many units
BUSINESS
COVID-19 a defining moment; these are the times to question everything, says Harsh Mariwala
The Marico chairman talks on lessons and life during COVID-19, and shares how he makes the most of work from home.
BUSINESS
Airlines open bookings for travel after April 15, but to fly, or not to fly, is the question
All airlines, expect Air India, are now accepting bookings for travel starting April 15. The national carrier has opened bookings for travel from May 1.
BUSINESS
Engines? Dry motored; Tyres? Rotated; Cabins? Cleaned...the maintenance drill airlines follow for their grounded aircraft
About 650 aircraft have been grounded across airports in the country. The focus, for airlines, is to keep them ready-to-use whenever the lockdown is lifted
BUSINESS
9-minute vigil: Power sector pulls off PM Modi's challenge despite fluctuation being higher than estimated
Lights went off all over the country at 9pm as the nation responded to the prime minister's call
BUSINESS
PM Modi's solidarity call: Power sector prepares on war footing, & with clock-work precision, to meet the 9 minute-challenge
Prime Minister Modi had called on the nation to switch off lights for nine minutes, from 9 PM, on Sunday, April 5.
BUSINESS
PM Modi's solidarity call: Here's why the 9-minute challenge is 'unprecedented' for the power industry
PM Narendra Modi has asked Indians to switch off lights for nine minutes on April 5 in a show of solidarity.
BUSINESS
Working in the time of coronavirus: The passengers made fun of our protective suit, recounts an Air India air hostess
The air hostess, who was on flights that flew foreigners stuck in different parts of India, shares the challenges and fears of working in these times.
