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Make Bribery a Serious Criminal offense

 Hi All,  everyone is complaining about the practice of giving bribes in government offices. But inspite of laws preventing it, it has not come down in many departments. Why? It is because,  in the most cases, they will be dismissed only for a short period of time and back in service in a matter of few months at maximum.  Government officials are getting paid from the tax payers money. They have very good packages nowadays. Still they are looting money from the poor public. What is the solution for this? Make bribery a serious criminal offense. Amend the laws so that any government official taking bribery should be send to Jail for a minimum of 2 years.  The term should be increased for higher amounts of bribery or if they demand it from really poor citizens.  Also, the current law make the person compelled to give bribes also responsible. We should change this because, In majority of the cases,  it is the poor common man who is forced to give bribe. M...

Why you shouldn't trade in your old car!

Unless you can park only one car in your home, here are few reasons why you may keep your old car still in your garage when it is time to buy a new one: 1. Older cars are built to last. Most modern cars are not. I am saying from my own experience. My 15 years old TATA Indica is close to 170, 000 kms in audometer. I am still using it as a daily driver. It's pulling power is bit reduced but do not have any other problems yet. It is very easy to repair and spares are one of the cheapest in the country. Now, I self repair it most of the time, unless there is an irritating electrical problem. Self repair is something which is going to be a challenge in a new car, as they have electronics boards controlling everything. Being a diesel it still has good mileage. It do not have the refinement of a petrol engine but have amazing torque when fully loaded. Also it has very good space inside. 2. It is prudent to keep your new car for long journeys and special occasions while using the old o...

Plastics to Petrol and Diesel: Why it is being ignored!

 We should all know that, fuel from plastics is such a great idea, which is already made into reality by discovery of safe and simple processes.  There are few units already making fuel, which is run by NGOs and entrepreneurs alike. It has the duel benefit of producing cheap fuel by getting rid of the harmful plastics.  But, why it is not getting the PUSH it deserves by the governments and industry in general ? It is ignored inspite of the fact that, plastics is made from crude oil itself and is one of the easiest things to convert to petrol and diesel.  We should be concerned,  because plastics waste can make hell with the environment of the next generation.  Few options to get rid of it like, using it for landfill can have its toxic effects on the environment. Only other good initiative I see is to use it in road construction. But, it can't guarantee to address the scale of the problem by itself.  Everyone is talking about moving from a petroleum bas...