Revised child travel norms: Railways earned over Rs 2,800 crore more in 7 years, says RTI replyIndian Railways has seen an increase in revenue of over Rs 2,800 crore in the last seven years from child travellers due to revised fare no...
20 Sep, 2023, 09.11 AM IST
Can't demand signed copies of online RTI applications: CIC to ArmyInformation Commissioner Divya Prakash Sinha held that seeking citizenship proof in case of demand of sensitive information is justified bu...
12 Jul, 2020, 05.06 PM IST
SC says RTI law used for vested interest; seeks guidelines to prevent misuseCJI SA Bobde suggested that there ought to be some norms or guidelines restricting information seekers of all kinds. Those seeking informat...
17 Dec, 2019, 10.03 AM IST
Rs 382 cr collected as fine for violation of pollution norms since 2017: RTIRs 31.86 crore were received in 2017-18 and Rs 227.94 crore in 2018-19 as penalties, the CPCB had said in a response to the query made unde...
15 Dec, 2019, 05.44 PM IST
No change in word limit, fee in proposed RTI rules: Venkaiah Naidu"The proposals on the word limit and fee to be paid made in the proposed rules, to be notified and placed in public domain, are exactly the...
05 Apr, 2017, 07.48 PM IST
Narendra Modi led govt trying to alter RTI: Congress"By trying to alter the RTI rules what is the intention of the government? Right to Inform citizens or Right to Intimidate them ?," senior ...
03 Apr, 2017, 03.40 PM IST
Government deptartments to put RTI responses online except personal informationThe Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005, which was enacted by the UPA government, empowers a citizen to seek a time-bound reply on informa...
07 Oct, 2016, 06.24 PM IST
358 departments default on public disclosures norms: CentreAll public authorities or government departments have to disclose certain information under Section 4 of Right to Information Act.
11 May, 2016, 04.58 PM IST
RTI activist alleges Hema Malini violated coastal regulation zone norms in 1997Hema Malini has in the past been guilty of violating coastal regulation zone or CRZ norms by destroying mangroves, an RTI activist has clai...
02 Feb, 2016, 03.50 PM IST
One primary health centre for every 44,000 persons in UP, reveals RTIDirector of UP Medical and Health department informed that there are 3496 PHCs and 773 Community Health Centres (CHCs) in the state.
01 Jun, 2015, 07.31 PM IST
RTI norms: CIC to hear complaints against 6 political partiesThe parties neither challenged the order by approaching a High Court nor any amendment was brought before the Parliament to make changes in...
20 Nov, 2014, 04.24 PM IST
SCOPE pitches for amendments in corporate governance normsSCOPE Director General U D Choubey said that there is a need to review the corporate governance norms in line with the worldwide trends.
07 Mar, 2014, 05.21 PM IST
CPI seeks time till elections to set up RTI mechanismCPI General Secretary S Sudhakar Reddy said, "We are requesting the CIC to give us time till the elections as we are busy with the election...
02 Mar, 2014, 03.13 PM IST
CIC issues notice to six political parties on non-complianceThe Commission, a quasi-judicial body on RTI Act, asked Congress, BJP, NCP, CPI-M, CPI and BSP to provide details of the actions within fou...
10 Feb, 2014, 05.21 PM IST
- Draft rules to curb RTI back on agenda
A year after the Centre shelved a move of introducing norms, including a 250-word limit on RTI applications, it has resurrected the proposa...
17 Jul, 2012, 02.32 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 PPP projects under RTI: CIC
The CIC has asked the Planning Commission to include disclosure norms in all future public-private-partnership (PPP) projects undertaken by...
10 Jan, 2011, 05.29 AM IST