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I covered issues related to the Right to Information act for Governance Now.
Contributions
ICT in urban renewal: Ahmedabad`s case study
Walk against power tariffs enters day nine
Dos and don`ts for protesters in Delhi
Kejriwal to Sonia: Mere speeches won`t do
Industry, academia come together
Delhites to walk against power tariff hikes
Govt went overboard on exempting CBI from RTI
Sufi ulemas decry Wahabi ideology
Amendment to the RTI act: Activists & ICs speak in one voice
PM calls for `review` of RTI act; talks about frivolous applications
CIC to SC: Disclose list of uncle judges
Investigation most foul: Death of a woman who knew too much
Goodbye to perpetually dug up roads
Witnessing the August 16 uprising
Team Hazare will move SC against detention
CIC to SC: Disclose details when you reserve orders
Referendum shows overwhelming support for Jan Lokpal
Jan Lokpal crusaders you haven`t heard of
MCD demolishes 20 houses in Karol bagh
Hazare appeals to govt on eve of cab discussion on Lokpal
Fighting graft with ten commandments
Transparency by default
A letter to Aruna Roy
Come, support the Jan Lokpal
Indians without an India
CBI and RTI: why Vahanvati is wrong
Hazare to fight for Jan Lokpal in Sibal`s own turf
Banks say no to sharing data with Natgrid
We had rejected govt sops: Kejriwal
CBI and RTI: why Vahanvati is wrong
Make public the details of mining leases: Guj SIC
No hearings in Raj info comm for four months
Delhi: Health fund worth Rs 1 crore remained unspent for a yr
PM should be under Lokpal: NCPRI
Chauhan not the only Tivoli shield
Seven SC judges set to retire in next four months
Probe this act of omission
Govt’s comparison lopsided: Bhushan to Pranab
Children most vulnerable to crime in MP
Tours taken by MPs on govt expense to be made public
Team Anna explains the government`s vision of Lokpal
EC to conduct field trial of VVPAT voting system
CBI outside RTI: Activists critisise government
Two drafts, two views: back to square one after final meet on Lokpal Bill
Disclosures under sec 4: Govt gets moving
Rajghat is not Jantar Mantar
Joint drafting committee a transparent body: Shanti Bhushan
Lokpal: govt accepts civil society demands
Activists oppose Delhi`s cash transfer scheme
Stop selling that frivolous argument
RTI queries at PMO rise a hundred times over
We all have failed Manohar
‘Frivolous RTI pleas’ is frivolous argument
Encroachment of monuments: Delhi tops the list
Lokpal Bill: Sibal meets Arvind Kejriwal, Swami Agnivesh
"Government is misleading the whole nation"
Will the real Gandhian organisations take a stand please?
What price laptops?
“Lobbies backed by bureaucrats working to sabotage RTI”
Jet, Kingfisher used in illegal wildlife trade: WCCB
My brush with power
‘Appointments at Arunachal SIC directly from open market’
PPP mulled for improving cities` water supply, sewer systems
Delhiites form vote bank to fight corruption
Just what the JNNURM needed
Silence of RTI champs
Transparency limited by word count
Face-saving exercise cost CWG OC Rs 33 lakh
A matter of transparency
"We are looking at integrating land use and transport"
Groundswell against corruption, ground for hope
Multiple queries in single RTI application frustrate authority: DoPT
How to file RTI plea (without getting killed)
Govt veered from Naranayan committee reccomendations on Padma honours: RTI
Kamal Nath puts weight behind a national regulator for real estate
Reforming the legislature and executive - I
Arun Shourie on reforming the legislature and executive - II
Reforming the legislature and executive - III
For CIC, one subject matter equals one RTI request
Fighting corruption through RTI
RTI: the challenge from within
DU college victimises whistle-blower
No exclusive audit for defence fund of over Rs 723 cr: RTI
Delicate doorway
DMRC ducks RTI on Yamuna bank flats
Explaining Arnab to my kid brother
STF to accompany demolition squads in Delhi
A case for transparency in lawmaking
DUISB to monitor night shelters
Civil society wants more time for feedback on RTI rules
DoPT silent on RTI for Indians abroad
Masterji hasn’t given up on the Congress...
SC to hear on transparency in CIC selections
Shunglu committee has no bite, admits prime minister
DDA offers little clarity on sale queries
Govt readies leash for RTI
Stay away from corrupt people: Justice Hegde
DDA ducks RTI on Rs 6,000 cr convention centre
RTI labour lost on Delhi chief secretary`s office
Govt snubs HC order on picking NCPCR board
JNNURM funds based on performance: Ahluwalia
Housing scheme 2010: Many flats not ready
Activists demand independent body to fight corruption
Govt wakes up to RTI rules
Water accumulation still a concern: Walia
Govt evades query on CIC short- listing
CIC irked by authorities’ callousness
DDA assures housing scheme-2010 will be scam free
Licensees owe ITPO dues over Rs 4 cr
DDA slum rehab project hits roadblock
CIC issues show cause notice to IOA
Filing RTI application can cost you your job
Petroleum min asks RTI applicant to prove citizenship
AMU spends Rs 46 lakh probing a Rs 90 lakh graft
DU went over-budget with CWG preparations
DU went over- budget with CWG preparations
Transparency begins at home, admits CIC
CIC can form benches to hear RTI pleas: SC
Ansari proposes penalty on frivolous RTI applications
Fasting protest for fair CIC selections
RTI version 2.0
Delhi civic bodies pay no heed to CIC`s CWG directives
Activists criticise Tiwari`s selection
Delhi must host the Games, but why must Dolly live in filth?
Consumer court gets steno via RTI
CWG: Labour comm has record of workers’ deaths
CWG: Labour Comm has no record of workers’ deaths
Delhi govt. ignored our advice on CWG: DUAC
Delhi must host the Games. But why must Munnabhai not sell fruits?
Northeast Delhi MP J P Agarwal’s Report Card
CWG sponsorship deals are confidential: OC
CIC to tackle non- compliance
Power of UID will boost RTI: Nilekani
Govt record keeping is abysmal: Union Law Minister
Where is `public` in PPP?
Govt comes down heavy on former CVC for corruption comment
Reforming the legislature and executive - I
Reforming the legislature and executive - III
Reforming the legislature and executive - II
NGOs bring NCPCR bungling to PM`s attention
Dedicated CWG roads is encroachment by the privileged: Plan Com
Metro work has claimed 109 labourers` lives since 2003
CWG spending exceeds Rs 1 lakh crore: report
Maha: No details of IC’s trips worth Rs 11, 17, 23
Maha: No details of IC’s trips worth Rs 11,17,23
Delhi owes over Rs 390 cr welfare money to construction workers
Railways` shame: Sleeps on while being robbed of Rs 1.36 cr
No documents on Kohinoor demand: MEA
Madhya Pradesh: No action against DMs involved in NREGA scam
Make investigations time-bound: CVC to VOs
We shell out Rs 1 crore to keep the Prime Minister in "power"!
Kerala: RTI activists to meet Governor over selection of SIC
Man with a mission
Enough in place to protect whistleblowers: CIC
"The idea is also an improvement in the ways cities are governed."
Filing RTI at Delhi HC just got easier!
Bhopal: Legislators shy of raising questions they submit
Don`t dial DDA, the publicity director is on holiday
No transparency in selection of information commissioners: RTI activists
Two years too long to sit on file: Dwarka residents to govt
Delhi’s beauty is skin deep and comes very cheap
Games that we play with the commons
29 mercy petitions pending with the President
Ram Jethmalani to be CIC’s counsel in supreme court ?
Why Aalam is not in the know and how it helps CWG 2010
Hyderabad airport body could come under RTI
India has not one city it can call healthy and clean
Gay Prof damned by AMU based on enquiry based on hearsay!
Centre lists its grouses with the right to information
When Durga was stripped, kicked and beaten
Making public the video recording of the state assembly proceedings, is not breach of privilege: Kerala SIC
Remove your cap before entering SC
The man who nailed Nithari’s lies
Concern is growing, nothing else is
Corruption hits action plan for Bhopal victims
Chaudhury Prem Singh’s financial improprieties
When "RTI-wali ladki" moved Mayawati
`RTI affecting the independence of judiciary`
Dubey uses RTI to fight mining mafia in MP
Cat is out of the bag, PM will amend RTI against Sonia`s advice
RTI info not for media use: home ministry
NHAI to remove PM, Sonia photos from billboards
Stay off the RTI Act: civil society to government
Backlog of pending RTI appeals can kill the law, says commissioner Shailesh Gandhi
Kerala SIC chief to appear before privilege committee
Delhi abandons 650 children in two years
Are you in north Delhi? Be careful about you mobile phone
Poor implementation of child labour act in the capital
DU to display internal assessment rules
Batla post-mortem report talks of injury by "blunt object/surface"
UP governor directs action against information commissioner
Poll code flouted in appointment to CIC
RTI activists oppose plan to amend RTI Act
CIC asks DMRC to disclose advt policy
PM must not dilute RTI Act: activists
Poor show by Orissa information commission
Ad goof-up: Ministry did not take PMO’s approval
Who will throw these VIP squatters out?
Cabinet communication to president under RTI
Bharatsinh Jhala: contract labourer to RTI hero
Protection for whistleblowers
NREGS funds misused in Gujarat
NREGS funds misused in Gujarat
DoPT has no clue about appointments to CIC
Monthly diary a no-show in Madhya Pradesh
Info that led to Shetty`s killing made public
Drive to install Shah in CIC
RTI facility for NRIs soon
Wajahat to continue as CIC chief
Just 11 engineers for 73,324 lifts in Maharashtra
Just 11 engineers for 73,324 lifts in Maharashtra
Government plays volley with RTI on Netaji`s children
Sajak Nagrik award for Satish Shetty
CIC summons Delhi Police in Batla House encounter case
Good, but not enough, Delhi High Court!
Govt has no record of superseding judges
Noida Customs to put refund status on the web
Govt has no record of superseding judges
CIC issues show cause notice to NDMC
Move afoot to amend RTI?
SC: We keep no record of pending judgments
President`s tours: Economy travel or economy of truth?
Bar councils come under RTI net
CJI under RTI: Analysing the landmark judgment
S.C. Agrawal: From textile trader to RTI hero