New book ‘102 Things to Do with a Hole in the Ground‘ spotlights global reclamation projects
Stories of reinvented coal mining regions, regenerated communities and rebuilt ecosystems are told in a new book published this month.
An arriving airline passenger in Kolkata was arrested on Saturday after custom officials found Raiz Ahmad had hidden 1.3 kg of gold in the sole of shoe.
Ahmad had flown from Doha on Qatar Airways. Officials had been tipped off and were already on the lookout for the passenger.
The Times of India says custom officials have been busy busting precious metal smugglers with recent captures amounting to 7 kg gold and 6 kg silver.
The Indian government recently raised the tariff on gold. The country is trying to wean its populace off the precious metal, which is punching a yawning hole in its trade deficit.
Creative Commons image of shoes by Pete
