The recent Anna Hazare "hungama" in India has taken up the fight against corruption to a different level altogether. This has forced the government to come up with a strict anti-corruption law. The Lokpal Bill, which stands as a synonym for anti-corruption, is under review in the current Parliament session.

New Zealand outshined as a corruption-free country and tops the list closely followed by Denmark and Finland at the second and third position. Sweden is fourth, while Singapore dropped down to fifth rank. Norway landed at the sixth position. All the top six countries have scored 9.0 or above.

Germany and Japan marked improvement than last year as they are tied at 14th. United States showed a dip as it is ranked at 24th, two nicks lower than 2010. Countries like Afghanistan, Myanmar, North Korea and Somalia are placed at the bottom of the list.

The recent survey on "India vs Corruption" taken up by The Hindustan Times -CNN-IBN shows that people are now willing to speak against this issue and have come out with interesting responses. More than 78 percent of population feels that country lacks efficient rules and laws to fight corruption. While 68 percent feel that Lokpal Bill will not be enough to make the country corruption free. It's the continuous struggle against corruption that has awakened the government, and has affected their decisions. The growth rate of India is declining over the last two years and 91 percent of Indian population feels that social and political corruption is the major reason behind it. It's the corrupt politicians in the country that are responsible in hollowing the country's economy.