How Our Priorities will Change Due to COVID-19 Impact
“Ma and Baba both are at home”. Says little Vineet gleefully, unable to hide his pleasure. “Though they have to work from home, they still play with me now. And Ma has given me a smartphone which also has a hand-wash alert installed that buzzes off every hour reminding me to wash my hands.” For…
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How We Can Minimise the Economic Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown
American Political commentator and three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Thomas L Friedman says, “There is the world B.C. — Before Corona — and the world A.C. — After Corona.” Nothing can be truer. For India, the COVID-19 pandemic could not have come at a worse time. The Indian economy was estimated to grow at 5.5 %…
How COVID-19 is Likely to Change the Workplace in India for the Better
The COVID-19 pandemic has put existential pressure on the Indian workplace. As dramatic changes drive wedges through our lives, they reverberate through the corporate corridors, triggering sweeping changes in our workplace and forcing organisations to recognise the need to accept newer ways of working, adopt new technology and welcome increased flexibility. When the COVID-19 pandemic…
What is the Best Way of Adjusting to the COVID 19 Lockdown
The fear of the COVID 19 virus has taken a firm grip in all our minds as we go about doing our daily chores. Stress seems to be the new normal even as fighting it emerges as a confirmed challenge in the current scenario. In South Kolkata’s Tollygunge, 70-year-old Sukriti Bannerjee is having sleepless nights…
Your Home is the Safest Place on Earth — Stay at Home
Amid the Coronavirus scare that has taken India on a whirlwind, 19-year old Prateek, who studies in Pune, wants desperately to come back home to Kolkata. The same home he wanted so desperately to leave, a few months back. Contradictory? Well, that is life for you in the time of Corona! Suddenly home has a…
How to Protect Yourself and Your Home from Coronavirus Infection?
As the President of his AOA (Apartment Owners Association) at one of the posh residential complexes in Kolkata, Pradeep Singh is having a busy time. As the number of coronavirus cases rises in India, and WHO (World Health Organisation) declaring this a pandemic, Pradeep is hurrying up with last-minute plans to keep his home and…
Hyderabad Property Market Trends (Jul – Dec 2019): Hottest Locations, Buying Preferences & More
With the top metros like Delhi and Mumbai displaying limited price appreciation, Hyderabad, with its consistent mention among the top 10 fastest growing cities in the world, witnesses a continuous surge in housing demand, especially in the premium segment, in the budget bracket of Rs. 1-2 Crores. Keeping In line with Hyderabad’s steady growth in…
How to Buy Your Dream Home with the Help of EPFO
Rajiv was well placed in his career. Still, in his early thirties, he had achieved more than what most of his peers could not even dream of. But somehow, not owning a home was looked upon as a vital void in his otherwise successful life. He kept on postponing his plans of homeownership. His parent’s…
A Look at the Latest Trends of Housing Market in Kolkata (July-Dec 2019)
It’s a great time to be a homeowner. The current home loan rate is at its lowest standing at 7.90%. With a loan value amounting to Rs 30 lakh, this low interest rate for the affordable housing segment makes buying houses more financially logical rather than renting. The trends of the housing market in Kolkata…