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Sep 19 2009, Arjun

An Indian civil servant, SM Raju, has come up with a novel way of providing employment to millions of poor in the eastern state of Bihar.

His campaign to encourage people to plant trees effectively addresses two burning issues of the world: global...

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Riot police clash with a protester outside Athens City Hall on Monday, Feb. 2, 2009. About 200 demonstrators protested the felling of trees in a park by municipal officials. Police fired stun grenades at protesters after they broke down the back door of..