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Spectrum fiascoApropos the Editorial ‘Low bandwidth’ (March 4), the very poor bidding of the spectrum sale will hit the ultimate beneficiary in getting the benefits of 5G. The present auction model wh
Letters to the Editor — March 3, 2021 March 03, 2021 00:02 IST Updated: March 03, 2021 00:02 IST Updated: Share Article Expanded rollout Prime Minister Narendra Modi being administered a COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, on the first day of the second phase of the vaccination programme, will greatly reassure people and reduce vaccine hesitancy. With a rise in COVID-19 cases in some States, the visual of the Prime Minister being inoculated was much needed to inculcate confidence among the general public. The government needs to try to expand vaccination centres in rural India as well, where vaccine...
Letters to the Editor — February 25, 2021 February 25, 2021 00:15 IST Updated: February 25, 2021 00:15 IST Updated: Share Article Vaccination: next phase The news that vaccination for senior citizens, and for those aged 45 and above with co-morbidities, will begin soon assumes extra significance in view of the surge in new COVID-19 cases (“Vaccine rollout for older people soon: Health Ministry,” Feb. 24). But the vaccination coverage achieved in the first phase does not inspire much confidence. Vaccine hesitancy still appears to be very high. One of the major factors seems to be the lo...
Letters to the Editor — February 22, 2021 February 22, 2021 00:02 IST Updated: February 22, 2021 00:02 IST Updated: Share Article Government speak The sagacious advice by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his team to States to work in synergy and in a concerted manner sounds sanctimonious and disingenuous (Page 1, “Ease path for businesses”, February 21). As the Bharatiya Janata Party is in power in a number of States, what is stopping them from becoming a trail blazer and also a role model for non-BJP States? The Finance Minister literally washing her hands off the issue of sky-rocketin...
Rerailing the RailwaysWith reference to the editorial ‘Rerailing the Railways’ (February 15), with a massive allocation of ₹1.10 lakh crore, this year’s Budget has focussed mainly on infra creation. C