04-10-2007, 12:05 PM
<b>The world's most corrupt nations</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->While a year ago, some 72 out of 158 nations surveyed by the international watchdog group Transparency International were classified as "corrupt," now 74 of 163 countries fall into the same category. A few, most notably India, managed to bootstrap themselves (just barely) out of the truly corrupt group, while others, particularly Iran, dug themselves more firmly into that camp.
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<b>One of the World's dirtiest cities</b>
Ranipet, India
Ranipetâs pollution can affect up to 3 million people, as it is upstream from populous Chennai. Its tannery waste amounted to 1,500,000 tons a year of toxic material. There is contamination of ground and water. There are efforts being made at containment.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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<b>One of the World's dirtiest cities</b>
Ranipet, India
Ranipetâs pollution can affect up to 3 million people, as it is upstream from populous Chennai. Its tannery waste amounted to 1,500,000 tons a year of toxic material. There is contamination of ground and water. There are efforts being made at containment.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->