-The Hindu Warsaw: Poland, the hosts for the U.N. Climate talks this year, and the EU came in for some harsh opposition from many developing countries, including India, for promoting the idea that the talks must deliver a new carbon market mechanism even before countries make their emission reduction targets. Carbon markets help developed countries take credit for reduction of emissions carried out by poor countries by paying for the actions. The...
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RTI activists get their say
-The Telegraph New Delhi: The Centre has decided to involve RTI activists in formal discussions on the Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2013. A standing committee has, for the first time, asked activists lobbying to bring political parties within the purview of the transparency law to attend its November 6 meeting. RTI activist Subhash Agarwal, the National Campaign for People's Right to information and others have been asked to present their opinion to...
More »Ask the right questions -Ruchi Gupta
-The Indian Express Those who want parties under RTI have not specified whether this advances transparency or electoral reform. It is time for a more nuanced debate. The tussle around the proposed RTI amendments to nullify the CIC order bringing the six national parties under the RTI Act is notable for many reasons: first, the amendments were sent to the standing committee for deliberation despite near political unanimity. This is significant, since...
More »Electoral reforms not your job, govt tells Supreme Court -Dhananjay Mahapatra
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Stung by the recent spate of judgments ushering in a series of electoral reforms, the Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that judiciary should keep off a plea to bar persons, against whom charges have been framed in serious offences, from contesting polls as the issue fell squarely within the domain of legislature and government's policy arena. "The issue agitated through this petition are policy...
More »Planning Commission finalises PPP tribunal bill draft -Yogima Seth Sharma
-The Economic Times NEW DELHI: Four months after the proposal was first mooted, the Planning Commission has finalised the draft of a bill that seeks to set up a tribunal to resolve disputes arising in public-private partnership (PPP) projects. The commission presented the draft of the dispute resolution bill to the Prime Minister's Office last week, a senior official at the commission told ET. "We have sent the final draft to the PM...
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