Economy

Delhi has set up a 12-member Committee on Economic Revival of the City, under technocrat Jasmine Shah, and comprised of representatives from the government, municipal corporations and industry.

The old jobs are out. The only option left to earn some income is to try something different. But how is that panning out in Pune?

The dire need to find alternative sources of income is not limited to just domestic and construction workers. Every category of labour has been hit hard.

COVID-19, job losses, salary cuts and no bonus have led to muted festival shopping. Sales staff seem confident though that things will look up as Diwali nears.

The hardest hit by COVID-19 were small contractors, employing five-six workers, mostly migrants, who fled the capital during March-May and are now hesitant to return.

More and more people who lost their jobs to the pandemic are making new beginnings. Earnings may be less initially, but the road ahead promises flexibility and independence.

Home-based workers in Delhi are engaged in various trades: from hand embroidery to manufacturing, packaging and more. But COVID has shut down most of the factories in the city that provided work for them.

That’s the way even skilled workers may be headed, but how prepared are they? What would it take for the job-seeker to successfully evolve into a one-person corporation? Practical tips from an expert

The lockdown pushed many members of the Pardhi community in Bhopal to beg for survival. Now, as they try to rebuild their lives post lockdown, there is still little hope.

Eating out had been a dominant trend in Kochi for quite some time. Till COVID-19 struck. How will food joints in the city adapt to a post-pandemic world?

COVID has created considerable uncertainty around employment opportunities. You may have to visualize different future paths for your career, and upskill yourself. And be prepared for bouts of retirement in between.

How do you sell a house when you can’t take the prospective buyer around? How do you use technology to carry out people-centric roles? What will a post-COVID world demand of employees?