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Fighting Corruption in India With the Zero Rupee

When Vijay Anand moved to the US from India to start his own software company, he realised how much more he could achieve when he didn’t have to deal with corrupt officials.“It got me thinking about how citizens in India could fight the corruption that affects them...

INDIA Paper Money — Zero Rupee Program

Corruption has been endemic in many developing countries since the end of Colonial rule. We report here on India because there is significant activity occurring in the country to address government corruption, not outwardly prevalent under British rule. India now tops...

Indian NGO Fights Corruption With Zero Rupee Note

5th Pillar, an Indian NGO, came up with the idea of printing a zero rupee currency note as a tool to help Indians achieve the goal of zero corruption. The note is a way for people to say NO to corruption without the fear of facing an encounter with persons in...

5th Pillar RTI service centres inaugurated

CHENNAI: The Right to Information (RTI) Act was introduced because people should have the right to information on how public money was spent, said speakers at the inauguration of service centers of 5th Pillar, a non-government organization working to eliminate...

Fighters for a Corruption-Free India

I want to make a small difference by helping India be a corruption-free nation,” says Preethi, a 24-year-old engineer from Salem, Tamil Nadu, who works also as a volunteer at the non-governmental organization 5th Pillar.