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Coronavirus forces world’s largest work-from-home experiment
While factories, shops, hotels and restaurants are warning about plunging foot traffic that is transforming city centers into ghost towns, behind the closed doors of apartments and suburban homes, thousands of businesses are trying to figure out how to stay operational in a virtual world.
Published on Feb 03, 2020 11:40 AM IST
Bloomberg | Shelly Banjo, Livia Yap , Colum Murphy and Vinicy Chan
88% Indian professionals believe bots should be used for admin work
The study has revealed that simple digital administrative tasks often prevent office workers to leave the office on time which is impacting their personal lives.
Updated on Jan 22, 2020 11:36 AM IST
New Delhi | Indo Asian News Service
Keep plants at your work desk to cut office stress
Keeping plants on the work desk may significantly reduce anxiety among employees who are typically removed from exposure to healthy green environments, a study claims.
Updated on Jan 04, 2020 03:38 PM IST
Tokyo | Press Trust of India
‘Where is God?’: Sri Lankans stunned after deadly blasts
During those years, bomb attacks were a regular occurrence, and left many Sri Lankans on edge in the streets and on public transport.
Updated on Apr 22, 2019 01:10 PM IST
Colombo | Agence France-Presse
Review: Hijabistan by Sabyn Javeri
Sabyn Javeri’s Hijabistan, a collection of short stories give the reader a peek into the parallel universe of a hijabi
Updated on Apr 19, 2019 09:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Lamat R Hasan
A tale of two Delhis: Deadly air exposes rich poor divide
Air pollution kills more than one million Indians every year, according to a study by Lancet Planetary Health, and Delhi is ranked one of the most toxic urban centres to live, regularly exceeding World Health Organisation (WHO) limits.
Updated on Mar 21, 2019 09:49 AM IST
Agence France-Presse, New Delhi | Agence France-Presse
BEST strike continues on third day after talks fail
BEST Sanyukta Kamgar Kruti Samiti, a joint action committee of labour unions leading the strike, was due to meet the administration again on Thursday as thousands of commuters were affected with buses off the road.
Updated on Jan 10, 2019 10:08 AM IST
Mumbai | Aroosa Ahmed
These South Koreans are locking themselves up to escape ‘prison of daily life’
Since 2013, the “Prison Inside Me” facility in northeast Hongcheon has hosted more than 2,000 inmates, many of them stressed office workers and students seeking relief from South Korea’s demanding work and academic culture.
Updated on Nov 23, 2018 05:48 PM IST
Reuters | Reuters
Reduce stress at work by including some physical activity when in office
Workers in open office seating had less daytime stress and greater daytime activity levels compared to workers in private offices and cubicles, according to new research led by the University of Arizona. This is the first known study to investigate the effects of office workstation type on these objective measures.
Updated on Aug 21, 2018 11:15 AM IST
Asian News International | HT Correspondent
Who stole the lunch? US man’s hilarious tweets on office drama after co-worker’s lunch was stolen will surely grip you
Zak Toscani live-tweeted the investigation that was called by his co-worker whose lunch got stolen from his office’s refrigerator.
Updated on Mar 31, 2018 03:16 PM IST
HT Correspondent