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Look at these issues too, Mr. Sibal

Minister for Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal has put forward some radical ideas but he will also have to convince several parents, students and school administrators who have repeatedly argued that tough examinations prepare the young for a competitive life ahead. Competition will always exist among students to prove themselves more worthy than others. Also the plan to replace marks with grades will neither reduce students’ stress nor can the exact performance of a student be assessed. The proposal, if implemented, will cause confusion at the time of college admissions. How to fix cut off marks of students in the case of grades? We, decades back, had weekly one period for ‘drill’ and ‘arts’ and ‘moral science’. Wonder if the younger generation know the meaning of these? J.S. Acharya,

Department of Biophysics, NIN, Tarnaka

Caste reference unnecessary

This has reference to the news item “Poor Brahmins told to benefit from fee reimbursement” (The Hindu, June 29). Such reports with references to castes sow the seeds of caste feelings. There is no mention of other castes except SC, ST and OBC in the Constitution. As the message is important rather than the caste, it may auger well for government representatives as well as the press to avoid unnecessary caste references .

D.G.Rama Rau,

Ameerpet

Ban plastic carry bags

The small and medium sized plastic carry bags are turning into a big nuisance. Roads and side-walks are littered with empty plastic sachets. These are not attractive enough for the rag-pickers and are small enough to be shoved into the grilled drains by the municipality sweepers. They could also find their way into the drains during the rain. The present season is windy and often we could see these littered sachets/covers being blown off like a balloon in the air literally attacking pedestrians or riders on two-wheelers. One can recall a lady’s death over Begumpet flyover when the tyres of her two-wheeler got entangled with plastic covers. There is a strong case for banning plastic sachets. The environmental issues fall within the State government’s ambit. They need not wait for the Centre to act.

J.S.Acharya

Bhavani Nagar

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