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Letters
Indepth Uddhav Thackeray becomes maharashTra cm amid poliTical TwisTs and TUrns
issue
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Volume 16
29 noV 2019
new Delhi
Climate change is affecting today’s children
at every stage of their lives
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SECURE KIDS FROM
GLOBAL WARMING
With reference to the Cover Story “How climate change is
affecting our kid?” (November 29)
The grim findings of the UN
Environment Programme
Emissions Gap Report, pointing
to alarming rise in the level of
global carbon emissions should
serve as a wake-up call for the
international community.
According to the report, even
if all emissions promised by the
countries are met, the world will
be warmer by more than double
the 1.5-degree target by 2100. It
is time international community
took the cue from young activists
to ensure the fight is taken
seriously
M JEYARAM
LETTERS@TEHELKA.COM
Increasing attacks on cyber security threats in a much
10 students is disturbing broader sense. The ongoing
With reference to the report “Egalitarian side social and political debate on
of JNU fee hike protests” by Shamshad Ali
(November 22) ‘Pegasus’ is case in point. True
that a tiny country like Estonia
The report covering the surge in
attacks on scholars and students (population 1.33 million) might
in India is really disturbing have digitised.
and a cause of concern. India But, for India (population 1.33
reckoned the growing number billion), it is not simply the dig-
of youth and the knowledge itisation of infrastructure that is
base of young scholars whose required, but the digitisation of
innovations par technological the mindset of its citizens in the
excellence reaffirms its solid form of digital literacy. Unless
position among world powers. there is digital literacy, there
Heritage educational institu- cannot be strong cyber security
tions like JNU are well known
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for discipline and standards. RAMALA KINNERA
Unfortunately, of late, much
ruckus in these institutions It’s time to deal with lack
backed by vested interests and of corporate governance
the brutal force utilised by the With reference to the report “Shell companies
affect GDP estimates seriously” by Bharat Hiteshi
State administration change the (June 30)
There is no doubting the good
focus of students from learning
to politics and revolution, which intention of the MCA for having
online assessment for independ-
may not be a healthy sign for the
country. ent directors, as lack of corpo-
SITARAM POPURI rate governance has become a
big issue in the corporate world.
Witch-hunt against election An independent director
commissioner needs to stop should be able to share unbiased
opinion/view on a company’s
THE most conspicuous differ-
ence between the earlier and the policy, activity or action. If a
present regimes of the National company is engaged in corrupt
Democratic Alliance is that the practice or some wrongdoing,
then the independent director
Sangh Parivar has now become
bold enough to stop hiding the should be the first person to flag
nature of its agenda. it. It is said there is a huge dif-
Although one might have
predicted this, what was un- ference between practice and
expected was the totteringly theory. So passing an exam does
weak-kneed response by exalted not mean that a person will act
independently in the true sense.
institutions such as the judiciary
and the Election Commission of Coming to the monetary
India. aspect, yes a handsome package
may act as a good motivator but
The witch-hunt against
Election Commissioner Ashok then they should be ready to get
Lavasa, who stood his ground penalised, too, in case non-com-
for transparency and fair play, pliance issues crop up. BAL GOVIND
is only a sample of the darkness
the country is enveloped with.
AYYASSERI RAVEENDRANATH Investor-friendly climate
Digital literacy must for helps in luring investors
With reference to the report “Ease of doing
strong cyber security business: India rising on the rank” by Bharat
With reference to the report “Cyber criminals are Hiteshi (November 12)
on the prowl” by Sunny Sharma (November 15). Though India went up the ladder
India has become vulnerable to in the global ease of doing busi-
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