CHRI requests Telangana CM to set up State Information Commission and CIC directs disclosure of all background materials relating to land acquisition law amendments

CHRI requests the Chief Minister of Telangana to set up the State Information Commission Readers may recollect that with the bifurcation of the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh (AP) into the new States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, the administration and all statutory entities functioning in that Stat

Govt asks all departments to upload report cards on websites every month

This small step could go a long way to raise the transparency bar. The Modi government has told all central departments to go public with a report card of its activities and achievements on a monthly basis.

CHRI Objects to Removal of RTI Chapter from Rajasthan School Text Books

In May this year, the media reported the removal of a chapter relating to RTI and the contribution of the people's movement to the practical realisation of the fundamental right to information across the country from text books prescribed for middle school students in Rajasthan.

NGOs, NGO executives under Lokpal law; private sector bribes worry activists

All foreign and domestic-funded Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) will be under Lokpal, which will initiate an enquiry against them in the event of their involvement in corruption.

Sri Lanka Parliament approves the RTI Bill

Advocates of the Right to Information (RTI) and the media have reported that Parliament gave its approval to the RTI Bill that was introduced earlier this year. According to media reports, several amendments were incorporated in the Bill during the debate in Parliament.

Indian Organization Wants Sri Lankans To Use RTI To Demand For Information On Sampur Coal Power Plant

The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative’s Access to Information Programme based in New Delhi has urged Sri Lankans to use the fundamental right to information guaranteed under Article 14A of the Constitution and obtain information pertaining to the Sampur Power Project.

Sampur in the Spotlight after Indian RTI Request

The Sampur power plant project has come under further scrutiny, following a project synopsis released by the Public Information Officer of NTPC Ltd, India’s largest energy conglomerate.

Information and Power: The Evolution of RTI

Inside India’s Central Information Commission, Professor M Sridhar Acharyulu is hearing a case on illegal occupation. The applicant wants to know if the Registrar of Co-operative Societies, (RCS) which deals with housing, has complied with an order to evict an employee from one of its flats.

CBDT directs officers, authorities and CPIOs of Income Tax Department to comply with CIC's orders or face adverse action

Image courtesy: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/   While appearing in a 2nd appeal matter before the Central Information Commission (CIC), earlier this year, I came across an instance of gross and continuing non-compliance of its orders by the Income Tax Department.