I am sure you are well aware that, in India, to get any work done from any government department is a nightmare. In most cases you have to bribe every person in the chain – From peon to the top boss. This is especially true if you are contractor
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According to statistics released by iPaidabribe.com, Bangalore comes out on top as the most bribed city in India. This is quite a surprising statistic, as one may have thought it would be either of the two metros, Delhi or Mumbai, who would witness maximum amount of corruption! iPaidabribe.com, is
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» continue reading2011 witnessed quite a few new trends in 2011 – Anti-corruption trend was the biggest which shook the whole country. The ruling congress government did not expect the Jan Lokpal to assume such gigantic proportions. The Anna Hazare movement against corruption was sort of the tipping point which woke
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Would you believe that the anti-bribery stance is already catching pace in India this year? Yes, the positive Anna-effect is gradually spreading its wings across the country, with India featuring as the ‘most improved’ country in 2011 bribery index. While Chinese (27th rank) and Russians (28th) have emerged as most
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Why is corruption such a big deal? India’s GDP is growing at 7-9% per annum, and presumably will continue to blaze along for some time. So, why fret about corruption when things are looking rosy? What are we complaining about? Don’t we have more important things to do than
» continue readingAnti-corruption seems to be the flavor of season. Notwithstanding the ongoing proceedings, lets divert our attention a little towards a rather interesting anti-corruption tool that the Bihar government wants to use for taming corruption - Youtube. The idea in itself does not have a novelty factor per se. In
» continue readingRatan Tata, the scion and one of the most successful and worthy chairmen of Tata Group was in the news again. This time it was not his calls to Niira Radia or his letter to A Raja but it was his comment on the extravagant lifestyle of Mukesh Ambani,
» continue readingThanks to Anna Hazare’s initiative and supporters of ‘India Against Corruption’ that today Government has agreed to ponder over existing written laws against corruption. However, is this sufficient to change for better? [Click here for Salient features of Jan Lokpal] I feel, the Jan Lokpal Bill is surely necessary
» continue readingThis is a prime example of the power of Social Media. Till date, Anna Hazare has gone on “Fast unto death” campaign many times previously in his life, but the reach, publicity and fame that the Jan Lokpal Bill against corruption has got has to be seen to be
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