Being paise wise and rupee foolish Funds and personnel are sorely needed by the forest department. Cutting down daily wages is not the way.
Clean power
Hydrogen fuel from water and sunlight Scientists at the Pennsylvania State University have developed a working model that manifests the possibility of obtaining hydrogen fuel by splitting water with the help of solar energy.
Germany gets tough on tax cheats The taxman has turned the unusually sunny winter in Germany this year into a time of high anxiety for its political and industrial elites. And his work has barely begun.
Accessible eye care The lack of eye care facilities in rural India has inspired a man from the corporate world to reach out to the masses.
Heavenly ride... Tibetans ride their motorcycle on a snow covered road on their way to a ceremony at a monastery in Aba, in Sichuan province, on Wednesday. Thousands of pilgrims gather to celebrate Monlam, or Great Prayer Festival, one of the most important festivals in Tibetan Buddhism. Reuters
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