Wajahat Habibullah is the Chief Information Commissioner at the Central Information Commission (CIC). He has held various positions in the Indian government. He has served as the Divisional Commissioner of Kashmir (1990 to 1993), Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Consumer Affairs (January 15, 2003-Sept 24, 2003) and Secretary, Ministry of Textiles (August 1-Dece
Dr R V Asokan is currently a member of the Strategic and Technical Advisory Group (STAG) to the World Health Organisation (WHO) and of the central working committee of the Indian Medical Association (IMA). Formerly, he was IMA`s National Coordinator for Tuberculosis Programme. In 1993, WHO declared Tuberculosis (TB) a global emergency. TB mortality in India remains the highest in
Dr R V Asokan is a member of the Strategic and Technical Advisory Group (STAG) to the World Health Organisation and also a member of the central working committee of the Indian Medical Association. He was earlier IMA`s national coordinator for tuberculosis programme. The health ministry is all s
Former agriculture minister Sompal painted a grim picture of growing economic disparities between rural and urban areas and pointed out that if the situation persisted, it would give rise to unmanageable social discontent. In his exposition on the GN talk, Sompal referred to the fact that at the time of independence, agriculture used to contribute over 60 per cent of the GD
Mili Majumdar, Associate Director, Sustainable Building Science, is an Architect-Building Technology professional with specialization in energy efficiency and development of sustainable habitats. She has over 14 years of experience in the field of energy and environment with core expertise in sustainable development of habitat and buildings. Principally heading TERI’s Sustainable Building
Shailesh Gandhi is an Information Commissioner with the Central Information Commission (CIC). The first generation entrepreneur, who sold his business to work as a social activist, says the Right to Information (RTI) Act has the potential to make the system transparent and accountable. According to him, it would be difficult to implement the transparency law in letter and spirit with la
