Hindustan Times
If the opening ceremony at the Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games was all about might, London 2012 showcased what is right: health for all, deaf children singing the national anthem, seven young people lighting the flame, 500 construction workers giving a guard of honour to the Olympic torch carrier, Suffragettes, women athletes and nursing to name only a few. Read more
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Loading ...Posted by Dipankar De Sarkar on Monday, July 30, 2012 at 7:50 pm
Filed under world · Tagged british, ceremony, dipankar de sarkar, Games, hindustantimes, India, London, national anthem, New Delhi, Olympic Park, Olympic torch, Olympics, Paralympic Games, public transport, racism, UK, world
An interesting sidelight to the Family Planning Summit in London last week was that it was held amidst a double-dip recession. This was symbolic because a recession of course means a slump in demand and consumption. And that neatly links up to a view that I heard from some key delegates – that the rate of population growth in developing countries must be ’stabilised’ because it is adding to carbon emissions and climate change. Read more
(2 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Dipankar De Sarkar on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 10:56 pm
Filed under UK · Tagged children, China, climate change, CO2, CO2 emission, dipankar de sarkar, family, family planning, Family Planning Summit, governments, IIED, India, London, Melinda Gates, Peru, population, recession, Satterthwaite, Terminal 3, US
For around 100 years there have been moves to reform Britain’s upper house of parliament, the House of Lords. Now at last, as a result of a push by the previous Labour governments, MPs in the House of Commons will be voting on a timetable for reform. Read more
(6 votes, average: 3.67 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Dipankar De Sarkar on Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at 12:18 am
Filed under England · Tagged dipankar de sarkar, House of Commons, House of Elders, House of Lords, Labour governments, Rajya Sabha, Terminal 3
