THE NEWS IN PROPORTION
09 March 2014
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RTI LAW AND POLICY
- Can a post box save the Indian whistle blower?
- Rules to restrict rights
- Fishy, with lots of money
- Big money seeks common man's blessing
- Kokkarni, saviour of paddy
- Suicides due to poverty: How reliable is our data?
- Kokkarni, saviour of paddy
- Kokkarni, saviour of paddy
- Kokkarni, saviour of paddy
- Awakening the somnolent state
- Big money seeks common man's blessing
- Kokkarni, saviour of paddy
- Kokkarni, saviour of paddy
- Kokkarni, saviour of paddy
- Kokkarni, saviour of paddy
CRIME STATISTICS
Suicides due to poverty: How reliable is our data?
Suicides due to poverty: How reliable is our data?
While researching suicide data published by the NCRB, Shambhu Ghatak files an RTI enquiry on how the Bureau identifies causes behind suicides and compiles the data across states to arrive at national figures. The response reveals the lack of clarity in the exercise.
 TRANSPARENCY OF POLITICAL PARTIES
Court battle likely after CIC's RTI rulingIndian political parties have been notorious for their opacity, particularly when it comes to questions of their funding. A recent quasi-judicial order bringing six large national parties within the ambit of the RTI Act 2005 might change that. A quick summary of the latest developments: |
 RTI IN ACTION
Rules to restrict rightsGovernments have been changing the rules of the RTI Act, trying all sorts of things to dilute its provisions. Most of these are done without consulting the public. Navya P K reports. |
 RTI APPOINTMENTS
SC orders revamp of RTI regimeRTI activists across the country will be cheered by the apex court's order to make transparent appointments to the posts of Information Commissioners, and recognise the quasi-judicial nature of their functions. Krishnaraj Rao writes. |
 GOVT REPORTS
Nothing secret about Panel reportsCentral Information Commission asks MoEF to make an environment expert panel's report public, outlining arguments that could be used for disclosure of many other documents. Krishnaraj Rao writes. |
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RTI RULES
Maharashtra secretly amends RTI RulesThe State has quietly pushed through a set of changes to the way it treats RTI applications. Activists discovered it quite accidentally, and are shocked. Krishnaraj Rao writes. |
RIGHT TO INFORMATION
DoPT throws open CIC appointmentsUnder pressure from RTI campaigners, the department in charge of short-listing the candidates for appointment as Central Information Commissioners itself becomes more transparent. |
 LAWS
Protecting the truth-tellersThe Whistleblowers Protection Bill moves closer to becoming law, as the Standing Committee on the draft law submits its latest report to Parliament. Kaushiki Sanyal reports. |
 RTI AND MURDER
Death of an activistNiyamat Ansari fearlessly sought to secure for people their rights under the law. The political economy around the delivery of those rights, however, proved too vicious, and he was killed. Simrin Makhija reports. |
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RIGHT TO INFORMATION
Lost the file? Jail the culprit!Too many RTI applicants are being fobbed by Public Information Officers saying the file being sought is lost. Well, in that case, ask what action has been taken per the Public Records Act, urges Krishnaraj Rao. |
RIGHT TO INFORMATION
Hush-hush, the Chief CIC is appointedThe new head of the nation's highest body for enforcement of the Right to Information Act has himself been appointed with little public awareness of the process or criteria used for his selection, writes Krishnaraj Rao. |
 RUBBER STAMP?
RTI and EIA collide at NIOThe National Institute of Oceanography has repeatedly attested that the Adani group's projects in Kutch would not negatively impact the region's ecology, but admits this only reluctantly. Kanchi Kohli reports. |
 RIGHT TO INFORMATION
Transparency in the SIC, please!The State Information Commissioners are supposed to uphold the RTI Act in their respective states. But their own appointments are shrouded in secrecy, writes Krishnaraj Rao. |
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