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Friday, July 25, 2025
TopicState Information Commission

Topic: State Information Commission

Supreme Court concerned about vacancies in central, state information commissions

Says 'strict view' will be taken if Centre or the seven states fail to provide a time schedule for filling up the vacancies.

In SC next week: How RTI is being ‘stifled’ due to lack of information commissioners

Plea says Centre & states are yet to fill vacancies of information commissioners even as 23,500 appeals remain pending in just the CIC.

On Camera

Thailand-Cambodia clash is more than a border fight—it’s a new front in Cold War 2.0

The Southeast Asian theatre is central to the Great Power contest between the US and China. It’s also a landscape where middle powers—France, the UK, Turkey—are shaping the strategic environment.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

DRDO successfully tests latest version of UAV-launched precision missile, ULPGM-V3

Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.