The country, still home to the highest number of unvaccinated children, is embarking upon an intensified vaccination drive with Indradhanush 2.0. As the government and health organisations gear up for the task, the first — and daunting — challenge they will face is to shake people up from their reluctance towards vaccination.
The country, still home to the highest number of unvaccinated children, is embarking upon an intensified vaccination drive with Indradhanush 2.0. As the government and health organisations gear up for the task, the first — and daunting — challenge they will face is to shake people up from their reluctance towards vaccination.
Strangled by steep targets and manipulative doctors, the medical representative’s profession is at its lowest ebb. In the absence of a code of ethical marketing practices, they are getting sucked into a vicious cycle of corruption involving drug makers and doctors. High time the government stepped in to ease the pressure on these professionals and restored respect to their trade.
Almost 20 years down the line, the public-private partnership model for airports has brought significant upside for investors. While past biddings left much to be desired on response from bidders, the evolved PPP model has found a sweet spot, with aggressive participation. Translating this to viability will need transformational steps on multiplying non-aero revenues from passengers, non-passengers, and real estate.
The crash of Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines flights shocked the aviation industry and resulted in the grounding of hundreds of Boeing 737 MAX jets worldwide. It may well have been a textbook failure of airmanship by the pilots. Boeing’s safety certifications for the 737 family too may be dated. The crisis highlights the double standards of the West on aviation safety.
By being the world No. 1 in Internet shutdowns, India may be unwittingly passing up an effective policing tool. Rather than resorting to such blanket bans to control law and order, the government should go for the range of options that the Internet offers to deal with such situations.
Two years ago, the Supreme Court said privacy is a fundamental right. In the light of that judgment, there is an urgent need for India to have a public debate on facial recognition. Also, it’s high time that the government finalised its stance on the data-protection bill.
The board must be vigilant during the transition period and ask questions relating to debt, asset quality, legacy of unethical practices, shareholding, and subsidiaries.
Most cabs are still not fitted with panic buttons, a key safety feature promised by the government. With this crucial feature missing and blacklisted drivers continuing to drive, a wrong turn or a deserted lane is all it takes for a routine cab ride to turn into a nightmare.
Over the last decade, the last three years in particular, the difference between mid-cap funds has almost disappeared. Most of them have underperformed and the category leader, too, has negative returns. Mid-cap funds have caught the large-cap funds’ blues of vanishing returns.
The aviation regulator conducted a surprise audit at the airlines’ headquarters and detected grave violations. SpiceJet says it will reply within the stipulated time.
