Tag: Corruption

Corruption in India. Photo: RMN News Service
Research

Transparency Index Reveals Corruption Increasing in India

Corruption in India. Photo: RMN News Service
Corruption in India. Photo: RMN News Service

Transparency Index Reveals Corruption Increasing in India

The CPI rank of India has been constantly falling from 85 in 2022 to 93 in 2023 to 96 in 2024, which indicates that corruption has been increasing exponentially in the country.

By Rakesh Raman

Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2024 — released in February 2025 — shows that corruption has been increasing in India, as the country of 1.4 billion people saw a drop in its ranking to 96th position from 93rd last year.

With a score of 38 out of 100, India is among the world’s most corrupt countries while the CPI evaluates 180 countries and territories, assigning scores from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean).  read more

India Corruption Research Report 2024 (ICRR 2024) Project by RMN Foundation / RMN News Service
Activities, Research

Corruption in India Survey Reveals Criminal Nexus Between Oligarchs and Politicians

India Corruption Research Report 2024 (ICRR 2024) Project by RMN Foundation / RMN News Service
India Corruption Research Report 2024 (ICRR 2024) Project by RMN Foundation / RMN News Service

Corruption in India Survey Reveals Criminal Nexus Between Oligarchs and Politicians

India Corruption Research Report 2024

Corruption in India

These are the excerpts from the India Corruption Research Report 2024 which covers different aspects of corruption in the country. The findings of the perception survey — recorded up to September 2024 — are given below. 

A whopping 88% of people believe that India is a corrupt country.

Corruption has adversely affected 79% of the people in India. It can be inferred that the other 21% who are not affected are committing corruption crimes. read more

‘Kala Pani Morcha’ Protest Held in Punjab Against Polluted Budha Nala. Representational Image of a Protest Created with Meta AI Image Generator.
Environment, Human Rights

‘Kala Pani Morcha’ Protest in Punjab Against Polluted Budha Nala

‘Kala Pani Morcha’ Protest Held in Punjab Against Polluted Budha Nala. Representational Image of a Protest Created with Meta AI Image Generator.
‘Kala Pani Morcha’ Protest Held in Punjab Against Polluted Budha Nala. Representational Image of a Protest Created with Meta AI Image Generator. By RMN Foundation

‘Kala Pani Morcha’ Protest in Punjab Against Polluted Budha Nala

Since people have no other option but to consume poisonous water, they are suffering and dying with incurable diseases. 

By Rakesh Raman

Environmental activists have given a call to the local residents in Punjab to join their ‘Kala Pani Morcha’ protest in Ludhiana on December 3 against the dyeing units which are dumping poisonous waste into the Budha Nala.

The activists claim that the judicial forums such as the National Green Tribunal (NGT) have declared that the polluting factories are adding toxic effluents into the water stream and which must be stopped.  read more