UpFront
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Guardians of the City: Mumbai's unsung heroes during the COVID-19 pandemic
The Covid-19 outbreak has altered our lives in many ways. While work from home has become the new normal for many, some others have to be at the frontline to ensure the disease does not spread or essential supplies are not hit. Forbes India features some bravehearts who are risking their lives outdoors so others remain safe within their homes.
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How my boss monitors me while I work from home
As we shelter in place in the pandemic, more employers are using software to track our work—and us
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Sports begin to reawaken in a changed world
The rules for returning differ among counties, states and countries, but the athletic world is beginning to creep toward competition again
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How Does Antibody Testing Work? We Went Behind The Scenes to Find Out
Stanford Health Care gave us exclusive access to show how coronavirus antibody testing works. So we followed two caregivers and their blood, through the testing process
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Scientists consider indoor ultraviolet light to zap coronavirus in the air
This is not what President Donald Trump incomprehensibly described in April when he suggested irradiating the insides of COVID-19 patients with ultraviolet light
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Commercial property braces for lease expiries worth Rs 6,000 cr. What happens next?
Indian commercial real estate has been the darling of global private equity investors. But with the novel coronavirus outbreak bringing the economy to its knees, can it still stand tall?
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Results are in for the sharing economy. They are ugly.
In earnings reports this week, Uber and Lyft disclosed the depth of the financial damage, as did Airbnb's cost slashing measures. The companies, founded on the notion that they should become as big as possible as quickly as possible and worry about making a profit somewhere down the line, now face an uncertain future
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Covid-19: How small businesses are adapting to survive
Unlike big businesses that have collateral, micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), which contribute 29 percent to India's GDP and generate close to 11 crore jobs, have been crushed by the coronavirus outbreak. Yet, many are finding creative ways to stay afloat
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Auto industry preps for a long journey to recovery
Even as auto industry players prepare to get back to factory floors, they don't expect the sector to recover before 2021
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After Facebook and Silver Lake, Vista Equity invests in Jio Platforms
The investment by the pureplay technology investor makes Reliance Industries India's most valuable company
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Life after a layoff
Your career is far from over even if you've got the pink slip because of circumstances like the Covid-19 pandemic. Five people who went through the ordeal in the past explain why it can be a blessing in disguise