April 1, 2014

Indian teen tells US how to save USD 400 mln by changing font

Indian teen tells US how to save USD 400 mln by changing font


A 14-year-old Indian-origin boy has come up with an unique plan that could help the US save nearly USD 400 million a year by merely changing the font used on official documents.

Suvir Mirchandani, a student in a Pittsburgh-area middle school, claimed that if the federal government used the Garamond font exclusively it could save aboutUSD 136 million per year, nearly 30 per cent less than the estimated USD 467 dollars it spends annually on ink. An additional USD 234 million could be saved annually if state governments also implemented the change. Mirchandani said the idea came to him when he was trying to think of ways to cut waste and save money as part of a science fair project at his school, CNNreported.