Central Information Commission joins privacy debate, lists objectionsReservations were also expressed about the so-called right to be forgotten, which gives an individual the power to restrict or prevent the ...
06 Sep, 2018, 07.09 AM IST
Activists question minister's suggestion on RTI changesAddressing the 12th annual convention of the Central Information Commission here, Jitendra Singh said this could help bring down the number...
06 Dec, 2017, 09.42 PM IST
After facing criticism, CIC now plans to hold annual RTI convention on December 6The Commission has invited students, RTI activists and research scholars to submit papers on different topics and give presentations on the...
18 Nov, 2017, 12.57 AM IST
CIC cancels annual RTI Event, to hold smaller seminarsThe annual convention has been the only formal platform where the government, information commissions and the civil society interacted to d...
12 Oct, 2017, 01.34 AM IST
Now you can file complaints, appeals online in CICHome Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate the two-day annual convention of the CIC on Monday, during which he will launch the 'e-Court' s...
04 Nov, 2016, 04.53 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi to release success stories of RTI ActThe state administrative training institutes have been asked to forward all the documented success stories maintained by them, the directiv...
23 Aug, 2016, 08.06 PM IST
Mumbai University to begin certificate course in RTI ActThe Mumbai University will be offering a six-month PG certificate course in Right to Information (RTI) Act, beginning this week.
13 Jan, 2016, 02.34 PM IST
Central Information Commission has not opened 10,000 RTI envelopes since August-endThe fact has even shocked CIC’s own information commissioners, like M Sridhar Acharyulu, have asked the problem be addressed immediately.
19 Nov, 2015, 08.36 AM IST
Right to Information should enable citizens to question government: Prime Minister Narendra ModiThe PM also said Digital India scheme is complementary to the spirit of RTI as the more the things become online, the more transparency com...
17 Oct, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Congress takes dig at PM Narendra Modi over attending RTI conventionCongress today took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over attending convention to celebrate 10 years of RTI Act.
16 Oct, 2015, 10.06 PM IST
CIC Annual Conclave: RTI activists to skip PM Narendra Modi’s inaugural addressEdged out of the annual conclave of Central Information Commission (CIC), the civil society has decided to boycott the inaugural session of...
16 Oct, 2015, 04.54 AM IST
RTI activists to boycott inaugural of CIC annual conventionSocial activist Aruna Roy, one of the signatory to the resolution, alleged that this was happening under the "control" not "influence" of t...
15 Oct, 2015, 06.12 PM IST
PM Modi to inaugurate CIC convention tomorrowPrime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 10th annual convention of the Central Information Commission which has come under criticis...
15 Oct, 2015, 03.22 PM IST
Central Information Commission files on its publicity expenses not traceableThe CIC in a recent response to activist Lokesh Batra said that the files related to expenditure on publicity are not "readily traceable".
22 Jun, 2015, 09.15 PM IST
- Bring corporates under RTI: Nitish Kumar
Urging the authorities not to fight shy of parting with information, he said that governments would gradually get used to transparency.
16 Oct, 2011, 09.31 AM IST
- Don't touch the RTI Act: Information Commissioners to Government
Information Commissioners strongly feel that there should be no tinkering with the RTI Act to constrict it and instead it should be strengt...
15 Oct, 2011, 09.12 PM IST
- Bring all PPP projects under purview of RTI Act, says CIC
Central Information Commission, the final appellate authority for Right to Information (RTI) Act in the country, and policymakers have call...
14 Sep, 2010, 05.54 AM IST