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Civil society seeks rollback of DPDP changes to RTI Act

The Times of India 22 Mar 2025
... Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act that amends the RTI Act.
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Activists welcome PMC’s decision not to announce amnesty scheme for property tax defaulters

Hindustan Times 22 Mar 2025
Even for the PMC, it was resulting in loss of revenue. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO) ... Velenkar said, “We sought information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act and found that almost 50% defaulters are the same people who are cheating the administration.
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Delhi high court judge, in the spotlight and under the scanner

Hindustan Times 22 Mar 2025
Following his appointment as Delhi high court judge, justice Verma headed various benches dealing with tax, arbitration, RTI, and land acquisition ... relating to RTI, Delhi Transport Corp, and sports.
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Civil society organisations call on govt. to stop gutting of RTI Act

The Hindu 21 Mar 2025
The RTI Act’s qualified exemption on providing personal information is on track to become a blanket prohibition, alarming activists, who have called on the government to reverse course ....
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Govt enforces strict compliance measures

The Times of India 20 Mar 2025
As per Section 20 of the RTI Act, the SIC issues written penalty orders during complaint adjudications or appeals, and a copy is forwarded to the SIC registrar.
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Tweet on cut motions: J&K speaker dares MLA to disclose official’s name

Hindustan Times 20 Mar 2025
More answers can be obtained through the RTI Act than from this assembly ... @parawahid after he tweeted that his questions were being ignored and RTI gives more answers than the Assembly cut motion.”.
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Autonomy at IIM Rohtak under threat: Alleged government overreach sparks legal showdown

International Business Times 20 Mar 2025
Officially, the new inquiry is framed as an institution-wide review under Section 10A of the Indian Institutes of Management Act, 2017 (amended in 2023) ... Under the IIM Act, 2017, the Board of Governors is the principal executive authority.
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J&K Assembly Uproar Over PDP MLA's Allegations of Erased Questions

International Business Times 20 Mar 2025
More answers can be obtained through the RTI Act than from this assembly ... He advised all members, especially Parra, to adhere to decorum and act responsibly in legislative matters, considering his long political career ahead. Parra defends himself ... .
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Govt bulldozes forest dept concerns to push power project in Karnataka

Deccan Herald 20 Mar 2025
Forest, Ecology and Environment Minister Eshwar Khandre, the vice chair of the board, had briefed the media that a “conditional approval” was given to the project with specific directions to reduce ...
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CM appoints central agency to evaluate 100-day action plan

The Times of India 19 Mar 2025
The GAD had asked heads of the departments to develop a state-of-the-art website, it should be easy to navigate and there should be proactive disclosures as per the provisions of the RTI Act.
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Citizens struggle as key govt depts vanish from T RTI site

The Times of India 17 Mar 2025
A well-integrated portal would align with the objectives of the RTI Act, 2005, and set a better standard for accountability,' said Ram Challa Kalyan, an advocate.He pointed out that states like ...
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Calling for champions of transparency

Deccan Herald 15 Mar 2025
Another case was simply remanded back to the public authority even though the RTI Act does not vest Information Commissioners with such powers ... the RTI Act’s objectives over the last two decades.
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Unchecked tree cutting in Navi Mumbai sparks concern among environmentalists

The Times of India 15 Mar 2025
Navi Mumbai ... On the same day, a Belapur-based activist, Paramdeep Garewal, said ... RTI activist, Anarjit Chauhan, stated. 'According to the Maharashtra Tree Preservation Act, there must be four trees for each person in the city.
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Withdraw proposed amendment to RTI Act, ex-bureaucrats tells Centre

Madhyamam 13 Mar 2025
... unconscionably enlarging the scope of the exceptions granted under Section 8 of the said Act’ ... ‘However, we do not see any contradiction between the RTI Act and the concern to protect individual data’.
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RTI Act being misused for extortion: MoS home tells House

The Times of India 11 Mar 2025
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