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Bt crops are everyone’s concern-Justice Sujata Manohar

-Tehelka Justice Sujata Manohar on how the Biotechnology Bill is fundamentally flawed IN THE last few years, regulatory systems across the board have been undergoing an overhaul to fit the needs of a new era. Likewise, new laws are being chalked out to meet new needs, and several are receiving flak owing to the loopholes and regressive grounds on which these have been drafted. The relatively more recent one to regulate modern...

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More people resort to RTI for information-Binoy Valsan

-The Times of India COIMBATORE: The city municipal corporation is feeling the heat as more residents resort to RTI for information from the civic body. Whether it is poorly maintained roads, shoddy implementation of projects, pending building approvals or violations that are being pushed under the carpet, RTI replies are being sort to get clear information from officials. From April 2012 till the third week of June the corporation has received...

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UPA tactics: Decry the institutions; erode the government's credibility-EAS Sarma

By repeatedly decrying the CAG and trying to malign the person occupying that Constitutional office, the UPA government is weakening an important pillar of democracy and lowering its own credibility Admitting that there is a great deal of uncertainty and a perception of policy paralysis in the government these days, a senior Cabinet colleague of the prime minister recently observed that it was being created by the activities of (Comptroller and...

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High court modifies rules, to charge less from information seekers under RTI

-The Times of India LUCKNOW: In a major reprieve for the RTI seekers of the Allahabad High Court, they might no more have to shell out Rs 500 as the fee for information sought under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, if the state government acts fast. The Allahabad High Court had already modified its RTI rules and the same has been sent to the government for publication in the official...

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UP slow on seeking central funds for strengthening RTI-Neha Shukla

-The Times of India LUCKNOW: UP is not only slow in disposal of RTI(Right To Information) applications but also in seeking funds for strengthening the RTI infrastructure in the state. UP State Information Commission (UPSIC) has still not submitted a proposal to the centre to seek funds for taking necessary steps to strengthen the implementation of the Right to Information (RTI) Act. The department of personnel and training (DoPT), GoI, in the...

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