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Friday, November 8, 2024
TopicInformation commissioners

Topic: Information commissioners

RTI wobbles at 17, information commissions understaffed, lakhs of appeals pending: report

The study examines the performance of all 29 commissions, finds 2 state commissions defunct, 4 operating without a governing head.

In 15 years, RTI has gone from Indian citizens’ most powerful tool to an Act on life support

Chief Information Commission and its state counterparts have an unwritten rule about not penalising erring public information officers who discourage RTI applicants.

RTI amendments direct attack on people’s right to know, say former information commissioners

7 former information commissioners of the CIC have condemned the RTI amendment bill and urged the government to withdraw it.

Opposition slams Modi govt after Lok Sabha passes amendment to RTI Act

The Opposition said that this was an attempt to undermine the law and make the election panel a toothless tiger.

On Camera

I am shocked Indian ‘liberals’ aren’t supporting Iranian woman Ahoo Daryaei protesting hijab

There is the fight against authoritarianism, and then there are 'liberal' Muslim women who ar supposed to be allies. Sadly, diluting the debate distracts one from the core issue.

Jet Airways’ smooth takeoff, turbulence & crash landing. Key events leading to SC-ordered liquidation

SC set aside resolution plan for Jet Airways, founded by Naresh Goyal in 1992 shortly after India liberalised its economy. A look at timeline of events that led to its permanent grounding.

China unveils J-35A stealth fighter, with striking resemblance to US F-35. Here’s how they compare

The Chinese aircraft has uncanny similarities to the American F-35 jet. There are claims that China copied the design. Cyber theft of F-35 design data was reported in 2009.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.