Мой город каждый год становится более красивым и современным. я думаю, что через 20–30 лет он сильно изменится. построят много небоскрёбов, современных торговых центров, парков развлечений. в нём посадят много новых деревьев и цветов, чтобы люди могли дышать свежим воздухом. станет меньше бездомных животных. уже сейчас люди всё чаще пользуются банковскими карточками — я думаю, что в будущем наличные деньги исчезнут, а мы станем пользоваться совсем другими способами оплаты. город станет чище и безопаснее, снизится уровень преступности. к нам будет приезжать много туристов, некоторые из них останутся здесь жить. так как город будет продолжать расти, построят много новых станций метро и проложат новые автобусные линии. мне хочется попасть в этот город будущего поскорее.my city becomes more beautiful and modern every year. i think that in 20-30 years it will change very much. they will build many skyscrapers, modern shopping centers, amusement parks. many new trees and flowers will be planted there, so that people can breathe fresh air. there will be fewer stray animals. already, people are increasingly using bank cards - i think that in the future cash will disappear, and we will use absolutely different methods of payment. the city will become cleaner and safer, the crime rate will decrease. many tourists will come to visit us, some of them will stay here. as the city continues to grow, many new metro stations will be built and new bus lines will be built. i really want to get to this city of the future as soon as possible.
Dialogue series the aim of the dialogue series is to provide a platform where young individuals can interact with persons who have made a contribution to their chosen fields. the exact nature of the dialogue is left to the individual speaker, and it has ranged from socratic discourse to the exhibition of a film, to the presentation of a dance, each of these events then leading to an exchange of views between the speaker and the audience. empowering local governments the final dialog of the year 2005-06 was on the topic of local governance, addressing the question of how to empower institutions like panchayats and municipalities. this dialog was initiated by manik chnd surana, chairperson. third finance commission, government of rajasthan. main thrust of his argument was that for a local government to work effectively it must have some independent source of income. this income could be through direct or indirect taxes. he sited examples of village panchayats in tamilnadu and some other states, which raise three to five lakhs fo rupees annually and spend these in village upliftment programs. he felt even this limited financial autonomy would allow panchayats and municipalities to intervene into local problem in a more effective manner. he gave an example of developing sustainable water resources in villages through panchayats. free human being and free time tom alter explored various aspects of freedom using his extraordinary knowledge fo hindustani and persian poetry. often quoting galib and contemporary indian poets he explored various issues like optimism, humanism and what it means to be a free human being. starting with the idea of optimism, quoting a contemporary poet he said "why do you consider a dew drop as a tear, it is but a cradle of sunshine." modern technology and the global community the first dialog in the year 2005-06 was initiated by prof. rajesh kochhar, of the national institute of science, technology and development studies. he started with the observation on the intimate relation between the technology and the rise of human civilization. he felt that this historical relation between technology and civilization is now taking a new form, mainly because of the information technology and the ubiquitous internet. this unprecedented access to information, of various degrees of veracity, is beginning to challenge the power of state and is forcing us to re-evaluate many issues in ethics. from his talk one felt that the challenge before the global community was whether ethics, arts and literature will be able to respond to this new technology in a creative manner; not allowing us to degenerate into a virtual hedonistic utopia.
