-The Hindu They have neither sought review of CIC ruling nor challenged it in court Seventeen months after the Central Information Commission ruled that the Right to Information Act applied to six national political parties, none of them has complied with the Act or appealed against it. A full Bench of the commission, comprising Information Commissioners Vijai Sharma, Sharat Sabharwal and Manjula Prasher, had posted a hearing on the parties' non-compliance with its...
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Green panel not formed as per norms: RTI reply
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: An RTI enquiry has found that a high-level committee, formed by the ministry of earth sciences and climate change to review environmental laws, was not constituted according to requisite administrative procedure. The committee, headed by former cabinet secretary T S R Subramaniam, was tasked to review six environmental, forest and wildlife laws, including the Air and Water Act. An RTI application dated October 1, 2014, was...
More »Despite trade union's opposition, Centre to go ahead with labour law amendments
-Business Standard Minister meets union leaders who warn him of confrontation ahead; Dattatreya says amendments to be taken up in coming Parliament session The Union government is going ahead with the pending labour law amendments in the coming session (from next Tuesday) of Parliament, despite strong opposition from trade unions. "The amendments are long-pending issues which the previous government couldn't sort out.... We have already passed the Apprentices Act in the Lok Sabha.......
More »Demography Now: India’s misguided family-planning policies -Ruhi Kandhari
-CaravanMagazine.in The recent deaths of at least 15 women at a sterilisation camp in Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, once again highlight India's horrifying approach to family planning. While Harsh Vardhan no longer holds the health portfolio, it would remain a cause for grave concern if the government's approach is in line with the statements he made during his time in office. IN JUNE THIS YEAR, less than a month after taking office, the...
More »No ordinance to amend land acquisition law, law minister Sadananda Gowda says
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Law minister Sadananda Gowda on Wednesday ruled out taking the ordinance route for any amendments in the Land Acquisition Act though he said the government was in favour of bringing some changes. "There is a proposal. The call has to be taken by the concerned (rural development) ministry," he said, without elaborating on the proposed changes. Finance minister Arun Jaitley had last week said the government will...
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