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Wednesday, November 5, 2025
TopicRTI act

Topic: RTI act

Central Information Commission wants data on Rs 2,000 & Rs 500 notes printed disclosed

PTI -
The RBI subsidiary that prints currency notes had earlier claimed that the information cannot be shared with people because of several reasons.

Modi govt looks set to amend RTI Act despite opposition protests

Sanya Dhingra -
Govt advertises for top post of Central Information Commission without specifying terms and salary, opposition says move will hurt panel's autonomy.

It’s duty of Central govt to explain how PM Lal Bahadur Shastri died: Information panel

Sanya Dhingra -
Information commissioner Sridhar Acharyulu says people’s right to know ‘truth’ behind Shastri’s death cannot be brushed aside citing secrecy clause.

Modi govt doesn’t know when it can fill up Central Information Commission vacancies

Sanya Dhingra -
Pendency of complaints and appeals is on the rise as Modi govt struggles to find candidates for vacancies dating back to 2016.

Modi govt’s plan to make changes to RTI Act an assault on transparency law: Activists 

Sanya Dhingra -
Bill proposing changes relating to ranks, tenures and pay of information commissioners listed for monsoon session of Parliament.

How a 40-day dharna over minimum wages in Rajasthan resulted in the RTI Act

Rama Lakshmi -
A new book titled ‘The RTI Story: Power to the People’ by Aruna Roy chronicles how the simple act of demanding minimum wages became a struggle for the ‘right to know’.

Agents of RTI justice, information commissions are its biggest bottleneck

Kaveesha Kohli -
The CIC and state information commissions (SICs) are almost all functioning much below their sanctioned strength.
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