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Rights Group Points Out Flaws in Process of Appointing CIC Chief, Members The Supreme Court's guidelines on appointments have been violated, the group said. Central Information Commission. Rights31/Dec/2020 New Delhi: There is a “total arbitrariness in shortlisting candidates” while appointing the chief information commissioner and information commissioners of the Central Information Commission, a citizens’ rights group has charged. This is based on their reading of files related to the appointments that have been uploaded by the Department of Personnel and Training. The Supreme ...

By Nikhil Kedia* RTI Act is supposed to be the most influential of Acts because unlike other Acts, this is one which is implemented by the people. Thus, this act is a true representation of the democracy. But in the current context of the country, is it really able to represent the different factions and bring out the much-needed transparency? In order to answer this question, I talked to a few RTI Activists who have worked prominently in this field over the years. Some issues with the RTI Act: Though RTI has been able to achieve several landmarks, it is still far from its objectives. Some of...

CIC seeks explanation from Addl Secy, BDO for violation of RTI Act provisions *Penal action to be taken in case of non-compliance Mohinder Verma JAMMU, Dec 18: In one more instance of embarrassment for the Government of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the Central Information Commission (CIC) has sought explanation from an Additional Secretary and a Block Development Officer (BDO) for violating provisions of the Right to Information Act and causing obstruction in dissemination of information. The Commission has also made it clear that in case of failure of these officers to submit explan...

India's COVID-19 Response Suggests ‘Scientific Superpower’ Status an Impossible Dream To get to the hearts of many stories about the COVID-19 epidemic, journalists have had to wade through a swamp of lies and deceit. Image: UN/Unsplash The novel coronavirus showed, pretty quickly, that even though it spreads through people and even though people are often constrained by borders, it would not be. China’s COVID-19 epidemic quickly became the world’s COVID-19 pandemic. In much the same way, there may not be much sense in talking about the pandemic as an event confined to an arbitra...