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COVID-19 has deeply impacted business workplaces in more ways than one and has also created countless new challenges for companies with respect to managing their employees. The most important challenge faced by companies is that of creating workplace wellbeing policies that can make employees feel confident enough to return to work. As the world is …
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The coronavirus pandemic had shut out all and any desires we had to dine out, go out with friends, and have a good old time. However, as dining out resumes, experts say that it is safe to dine outdoors. Longer days and warmer temperatures in themselves have increased the need for outdoor dining. A survey …
For the past three months, people from around the world have been confined to their residential spaces but these huge, concrete structures dominating our urban landscapes have not been able to control the spread of viruses. As our country starts to reopen in a phased manner, architects and urban planners are focusing on introducing more …
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The 2020 global health crisis has majorly impacted India’s hospitality sector. The outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) has not only put an abrupt stop on the travel and tourism business in India but also temporarily halted in-person operations at hotel management colleges in Gurgaon, Mumbai, and other cities. The government has also put a halt on …
The world around us, now, lives in bits and bytes, numbers and indices, facts and figures. Data has been hailed to be the king of modern-day business analytics. There is literally so much data to process that there is a separate subject for the automation of data studies i.e. Data Science. So much so, that …
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been heavy on India’s education system. The usual lectures and classes have been scrapped since mid-March. In 2020, millions of students in the country will be losing out on their school experience as education will be primarily imparted online. For architecture students, the social component of their curriculum …
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The heart of hospitality management lies in empathy – empathy for the guests, for the business, and the service as a whole. The pandemic has hit the hospitality industry significantly, with inbound tourism coming to a halt with India under lockdown, along with the imposition of Section 144 and suspension of visas and global advisories …
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The Coronavirus pandemic has taught us one thing for sure: life is unexpected. The World Health Organization, along with healthcare professionals all across the world, are adamant that long after the pandemic has been brought under control, we will still have to deal with the long-lasting effects of the decline in mental health that the …
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Creating art amid a pandemic can be inspiring, harrowing, frenetic, and calming at once. However, much like human existence on earth, the show must go on, and we, as forbearers of civilization, must attempt to find hope amid destruction. Renowned architect Vito Acconci once proclaimed: “Architecture is not about space, but about time.” As the …
The novel coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the global public transport system and made it a high-risk environment. Urban administrations are concerned about the major role of public transit in this global health emergency. In fact, students pursuing a bachelor of urban planning or masters of urban planning degrees are now being introduced to the topic …
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