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Sandip Chakraborty
WB: RTI Activist Unearths Serious Lapses in Auditing of Govt. Schemes
27 May 2022
As per the RTI activist, In the last 10 years, over Rs 1,00,000 crore have been shown as expenses for flagship government schemes. However, all expenses have been made without any audit.
Kashif Kakvi
MP: 30 Children Went Missing Everyday During Second Lockdown, Reveals Report
24 May 2022
According to the report, 10,648 children went missing in Madhya Pradesh in 2021, the majority of them falling between the age group of 12-18 years. Of which, 8,876 were girls, and 1,772 were boys.
Subodh Varma
Odisha: Unqualified Teachers Train Would-Be Teachers
06 May 2022
Eight teachers' training colleges have 62 faculty, of which just 20 satisfy the regulatory body's qualification norms.
Venkatesh Nayak
RTI Data During the Pandemic: Many Departments Show dip in the Number of Applications, but Some Record Steep Rise in Rejections
05 Mar 2022
VENKATESH NAYAK analyses data from the Central Information Commission’s Annual Report for 2021-21 to demonstrate the frequency of rejecting RTI applications under various exemption clauses of the RTI…
Anusha R
A Story of Intimidation, Illegality and (No) Right to Information in Gujarat
06 Feb 2022
With the increasing political climate of stifled dialogue and dissent, a denial of information sought in the legitimate interest of the public, imposing fines, and subsequent ambiguity in the face of…
Damayantee Dhar
Ex-BJP MP From Gujarat Convicted of RTI Activist's Murder, Gets Bail
04 Oct 2021
The High Court has suspended the rigorous life imprisonment of Dinu Bogha Solanki, convicted of murdering RTI activist Amit Jethwa.
Sarvesh Mathur
RTI Activists, Whistleblowers not Safe When Judges are Targeted
01 Sep 2021
Uttam Anand, the district and sessions Judge of Dhanbad, was killed under mysterious circumstances on July 28.
PTI
SC Asks Centre, States to File Compliance Report on 2019 Verdict to Fill CIC, SIC Vacancies
07 Jul 2021
Senior advocate Prashant Bhushan also said that the Centre should be directed to put on record the criteria for shortlisting of candidates for appointment as CIC and ICs and information such as the…
Raja Muzaffar Bhat
RTI Act in J&K: A Missed Opportunity
08 Apr 2021
Though the national RTI law has been extended to J&K, very few officials have been trained on how to implement it. After the PDP joined hands with the BJP in 2015, the institution of RTI got a…
Bhasha Singh
Competency and Accountability are Base of Democracy: Anjali Bhardwaj
02 Mar 2021
Anjali Bharadwaj talks about her work with the 'Satark Nagarik Sangathan'.