CORRUPTION INDEX PERFORMANCE OF INDIA

We the Indian are proud of various achievements of our country in various fields . I am also one to be proud about our achievements . But this survey data is not to be proud about , to any of our Indian citizens .

We all know corruption has become a part of our life . The corruption has spread it's hands from here and there. Everybody would have come across corruption in their life one or many time .

Recently a survey has been released about least corrupted countries and worst corrupted countries .

This corruption perception index 2010 was released by Transparency International. In the scale score 10 means very clean , and score 0 means highly corrupted . In this survey of the178 countries Denmark , Newzealand, Singapore came first in the corruption perception index 2010 . That means they are cleaner countries . Their score is 9.3 each .

Of the major countries Canada stood in the 6 th place with 8.9 points . Australia and Switzerland in the 8 th position . USA is in 22 nd position with 7.1 points. Russia fared poor . They are in the 154 th position with just 2.1 points.

Wonder where our India placed ? It is in the 87 th position with just 3.3points . Our neighbour China is in 78th position with 3.5 points . What about Pakistan ? They are with 2.3 points in the 143rd position .

The last country in the 178th place is Somalia with just 1.1 points. Nearly one third of the 178 countries scored below five points . When will we Indians be in the list of clean countries ?

ASHES THIRD TEST

In a surprise the Australian team beat England team in the ashes third test played at the W.A.C.A stadium at Perth.

The England team which fought the first two tests superbly , surprisingly surrendered to the Australian team with out a fight. This gives the much needed boost and confidence to the Australian team in the remaining two tests.


In the first innings Australian's scored 268 runs , with the contribution from the reliable Mike Hussey who scored 61 runs. Brad Haddin and Mitchell Johnson who was dropped in the second test for poor form scored some valuable runs . The former scored 53 runs and the latter scored 62 runs. For England Anderson and Tremlerr claimed 3 wickets each.

The England replied in a pathetic way . Only Strauss , and Bell crossed 50 runs and they only able to score 187 runs only. For Australia Johnson suddenly regained form , who bowled ordinarily in the previous matches , claimed 6 wickets.

In the second innings Australia scored 309 runs with Hussey top scored with 116 runs and Watson scored 95 runs. The pathetic form of ponting continued in this match also . He only able to score 12 and 1 run in both innings .


The England never gave a fight and surrendered meekly to the Aussie bowling cheaply for 123 runs . This time Ryan Harris claimed 6 wickets and helped Australia equal the series so far with 1 each . Australia and Ponting had a sigh of relief with this win , and may face their remaining two matches with confidence. On the other hand England have to work hard to win the series .