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Letters: Capitalisation of PSBs

The RBI governor's stand follows from the position he had taken sometime after the Economic Survey was released

Letters: No smoke without fire

Rajan must have felt hurt when he said, "I read these obituaries in the paper, I'm still alive

Letters: Appoint in advance

It is extremely important that crucial appointments are made well in advance for smooth functioning of the institutions concerned

Letters: Welcome, but with riders

However, as pointed out in the editorial, the imposition of terms such as state-of-the-art, cutting-edge technology are too abstract and subject to interpretation

Letters: Reviving Congress

Running a political party, or for that matter even the nation, has a lot of similarities with the running of a business conglomerate

Letters: Loss and gain

The unprecedented way in which the nation has reacted over the weekend to Raghuram Rajan's decision to not seek an extension of his term is testimony to the great governor he has been

Letters: Widening the tax net

The rate of taxes, taxable income and concessions in place need radical changes if people are to pay taxes without coercion

Letters: Suiting its own agenda

Incidentally, the government recently assigned the task of selection of all RBI deputy governors to an expert panel headed by the cabinet secretary

Letters: Plastic versus glass

One aspect that finds frequent mention in the debate about the use and management of plastic is the use of "traditional glass" packaging as a substitute

Letters: Still a long way to go

The government seems to have buckled under pressure from the Tatas in the guise of an ambitious "open skies policy"

Letters: Lifeline of India

Ishan Bakshi's article, "For panchayats, financial freedom a distant dream" (June 10), is timely and demands the immediate attention of policymakers

Letters: 'Milder' films

Apropos Archis Mohan's report, "New certification norms soon: Jaitley" (June 11), whatever be the rules the government plans to implement

Letters: The writing on the wall

With reference to the report, "Telcos to invest Rs 12,000 cr to check call drops" (June 11), the DoT deserves kudos for making efforts to find an amicable solution to the problem

Letters: Prevent farm waste

The quantity of agricultural waste in India was estimated at 40 per cent of the output, or around $8.5 billion sometime ago, and could be worse now

Letters: Fiscal prudence counts

Persistently unstable numbers - be it the Index of Industrial Production or inflation trade indices - point to a stressed economy

Letters: Insidious effect of plastic

About five years ago, scientists and the US Food and Drug Administration warned about Bisphenol A, commonly called BPA, a chemical used in plastic

Letters: Adapt to the digital age

A city like Bengaluru can never become a smart city or a global dirty with a regulatory system caught in a time warp

Letters: Focus shifts to Rajan

Although the external situation continues to be uncertain and challenging, on the domestic front the general outlook is positive and growth remains steady

Letters: Let's wait and watch

Since the CPI has already risen from 4.8% in March to 5.4% in April, mainly due to food inflation, the RBI may have deliberately opted to maintain an accommodative stance

Letters: Welcome step

With reference to "Indradhanush set to get bigger, better" (June 6), amid the elevated bad assets and losses incurred by many public sector banks