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News ScanRTI activist appointed central information commissioner
Sixty-one-year-old Shailesh Gandhi, who was awarded the Nani Palkhiwala Award for civil liberties this year, is widely known for using the RTI Act effectively for better governance and accountability in public life More...
Activists outraged over appointment of PwC to audit RTI Act
RTI activists say the situation is ironic -- legislation meant to wrest accountability away from babudom to be judged by an agency handpicked by the babus themselves. They allege that the government could end up using the PwC study to cut back or restrain certain freedoms available under the Act More...
Right to info soon to be available online
Bringing information closer to the public and extending the scope of e-governance, the Chief Information Commission proposes to accept applications for information online, and put all information that comes under the purview of the RTI Act online More...
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