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Topic: RTI

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

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

Rajasthan’s Jan Soochna, mother of RTI, is the ultimate weapon against petty corruption

Shivam Vij -
The Right to Information gives way to the government’s duty to publish. The Centre and all states must emulate Rajasthan.

Himanshu on food inflation crisis, Puja Mehra says India’s right not right on economy

Kairvy Grewal -
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CJI under RTI a boost for transparency, now SC needs to end culture of sealed envelopes

ThePrint Team -
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Centre issues new RTI rules, cuts CIC tenure to 3 years, holds power to decide other terms

PTI -
Activists have called the government's notification on the new rules an assault to the independence and autonomy of the Central Information Commission.

In RTI reply, UP jail refuses to divulge details of J&K prisoners it’s hosting since August

Simrin Sirur -
Agra Central Jail hasn't denied presence of the inmates, sent after Article 370 was scrapped in J&K, but said information sought in RTI plea could jeopardise their life & safety.

From Manmohan to Modi, Indian govt has been working to kill RTI Act – with judiciary’s help

Maneesh Chhibber -
RTI is dying a slow death. It's just a matter of time before Indian citizens lose their power to hold the government of the day accountable.

Justice loses its way at Unnao and trees as homes for ‘migrants’ in flood-ravaged Assam

Pia Krishnankutty -
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The broken RTI arrow, and Yediyurappa’s galloping dream in Karnataka

Soham Sen -
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Out of it in Karnataka, Congress pulls one on the BJP in Kamal Nath’s MP

Soham Sen -
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BJP, Modi’s ‘total politics’ stems from insecurity. They still don’t rule the power elite

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Economy

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RBI intervenes with multi-pronged strategy in battle against rupee fall

Subhadip Sircar -
The Reserve Bank’s challenges include crashes in forward dollar premiums to rising open interest in futures that adds to pressure on the currency.

Defence

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‘Major milestone’: India conducts maiden flight of unmanned aircraft demonstrator

Snehesh Alex Philip -
DRDO calls flight a significant step towards self-reliance in defence technologies; Defence Minister Rajnath Singh lauds achievement, says ‘it paves way for Aatmanirbhar Bharat in critical military systems’.

National Interest

With Agnipath, Modi govt’s shock & awe doctrine may have misfired a vital reform, yet again

Shekhar Gupta -
Modi govt's biggest flaw has been its disinclination to accept limitations of electoral majorities. This ruined land acquisition and farm reform, stalled labour codes.

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