-The Times of India HYDERABAD: At a time when the central government is formulating ways to 'strengthen' the not-so-adequately used Right to Information Act 2005 (RTI) in the country, here is a man from AP who has been penalised by the state information commission for using the RTI a little too frequently. Turns out that E Sivaramanjaneyulu, a resident of Navapala village in Anantapur district, dashed off over 100 RTI applications,...
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Flawed EIAs sail through-Kanchi Kohli
-Civil Society Online Accreditation is the act of granting credit or recognition. It is to be preceded with a process where facts, figures and professional ethics are scrutinized so that the desired certification of competency, authority or credibility is presented. Only the best suited with the requisite track record are to find themselves in the approved list. In India, the much talked about and well critiqued initiative wherein consultants undertaking the responsibility...
More »Aadhaar cards to have date of birth now -Vijay Pinjarkar
-The Times of India NAGPUR: Aadhaar cards given by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) will henceforth have date of birth (DoB) too. Till now, more than Rs 2,000 crore have been spent on UID scheme and over 23 crore residents have enrolled for these cards. However, so far the cards did not bear date of birth because of which they were not acceptable as document for age proof. On December...
More »Whistle blower Ashok Khemka in Robert Vadra-DLF land deal transferred for 44th time-Prashant Krar
-The Economic Times CHANDIGARH: Haryana government today transferred whistleblower in Robert Vadra-DLF land deal, Ashok Khemka, Haryana IAS officer to department of Archives within six months of his recent posting as managing director of Haryana Seeds Development Corporation. The latest transfer of Khemka, second in last few months and 44th in all, is seen as a bid to avoid further threat to image of the Congress government that has taken beating after...
More »Environment clearance for projects worth Rs. 45,000 crore at breakneck speed-Priscilla Jebaraj
-The Hindu The Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) seems to be helping to raze green speed-bumps - ruffling the feathers of environment and tribal Activists in the process - with environment clearances having been issued for more than Rs. 45,000 crore worth of projects in its first two months of existence. In the next few months, the CCI expects to spur revisions in clearance provisions for high-rises, SEZs and roads, and form...
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