In 2004, the Union government appointed a National Advisory Council (NAC) to monitor implementation of government schemes and advise government on policy and law. NAC recommended changes to the existing Freedom of Information Act, 2002. Consequently, Right to Information bill 2004, was tabled in parliament on 23rd December 2004. This as applicable only to the …
In June 2013, the Central Information Commission held six political parties to be public authorities under the RTI Act and hence subject to the transparency and information requirements under the Act. The Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2013 Status: Lapsed The Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2013 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on August …
Through various judgements, it was held by the Supreme Court that people cannot speak unless the they know. Hence, the Right to Information (RTI) is a fundamental right, embedded in Article 19(1) of the Indian Constitution which specifies that every citizen has freedom of speech and expression. RTI Background Timeline In 1994, Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sanghatan (MKSS) …
India Year Book 2019 (India 2019) or Bharat 2019 is a reference annual book published by Publication Division of the Indian Government. The reference book is an authoritative compilation of the complete information for 2018-19, about the current affairs of the country, which includes important dignitaries, state policy, public schemes and important data related to …
Scientists have discovered world’s second oldest grain of magmatic zircon (a mineral that contains traces of radioactive isotopes) from Champua from Singhbhum rock sample in Odisha’s Kendujhar district. It is an estimated 4,240 million years old, making it world’s second oldest rock ever to be discovered. It is oldest magmatic zircon on earth. The …
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