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Satinder Bhagat
A zero-rupee note is a banknote imitation issued in India as a means of helping to fight systemic political corruption. The notes are "paid" in protest by angry citizens to functionary, government functionaries who solicit bribery, bribes in return for services which are supposed to be free. Zero-rupee notes, which are made to resemble the old 50-Indian rupee, rupee banknote of India, are the creation of a non-governmental organization known as 5th Pillar which has, since their inception in 2007, distributed over 2.5 million notes as of August 2014. The notes remain in current use and thousands of notes are distributed every month. History Corruption in India Bribery—the offering or solicitation of items of value to influence the actions of a government official—is recognized as a pervasive problem in India, with the 2010 report by anti-corruption watchdog organization Transparency International ranking India in 87th place on its Corruption Perceptions Index. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zero Rupee Front
0 (zero) is a number representing an empty quantity. Adding (or subtracting) 0 to any number leaves that number unchanged; in mathematical terminology, 0 is the additive identity of the integers, rational numbers, real numbers, and complex numbers, as well as other algebraic structures. Multiplying any number by 0 results in 0, and consequently division by zero has Undefined (mathematics), no meaning in arithmetic. As a numerical digit, 0 plays a crucial role in decimal notation: it indicates that the power of ten corresponding to the place containing a 0 does not contribute to the total. For example, "205" in decimal means two hundreds, no tens, and five ones. The same principle applies in place-value notations that uses a base other than ten, such as binary number, binary and hexadecimal. The modern use of 0 in this manner derives from Indian mathematics that was transmitted to Europe via Mathematics in the medieval Islamic world, medieval Islamic mathematicians and popula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
