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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.
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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.