Mumbai, March 19 Maharashtra had the highest number of consumer cases filed in the country between 2020 and 2024, but its disposal rate was the lowest among the large and medium-sized states, according to a report on consumer courts.Over five years, 91,449 cases were filed in state...
New Delhi, March 16 The Central Information Commission has directed Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited to disclose the action taken on a complaint alleging the black marketing of domestic LPG cylinders, after the PSU refused to share the details citing "commercially sensitive information"...
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bharat petroleum corporation limited
black marketing
central information commission
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dealer
lpg cylinders
mohali
punjab
righttoinformation
rti act
Concerns have been raised regarding the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission in several villages in the West Jaintia Hills region. Papiah, a leader from the Hynniewtrep Integrated Territorial Organization – HITO, has written to the Executive Engineer of the Public Health Engineering Rural...
drinking water
hynniewtrep integrated territorial organization
india
jal jeevan mission
jowai
papiah
project inspection
public health engineering
righttoinformation
rural development
rural water supply
transparency
village water supply
water supply infrastructure
west jaintia hills
New Delhi, March 13 The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has told the Central Information Commission (CIC) that no information is available at its headquarters regarding the orders for diverting food grains under the Public Distribution System (PDS).The FCI said this while responding to a Right...
central information commission
data diversion
district offices
financial liabilities
food corporation of india
government procurement
information request
penalty proceedings
public distribution system
record keeping
regional offices
righttoinformation
rti act
sales division
transportation expenditure
New Delhi, March 12 India's electoral democracy faces profound challenges from the pervasive influence of money, a new report by the Association for Democratic Reforms has said, calling for a comprehensive law to regulate political parties, stricter disclosure norms for donations, and stronger...
New Delhi, March 11 The Central Information Commission (CIC) has criticized its officials for their "inadequate and inaccurate" responses to Right to Information (RTI) applications seeking information on delays in hearing second appeals, observing that the officers had "failed to apply their...
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appeal handling
appeal process
case disposal
central information commission
commission orders
government transparency
hearing delays
information disclosure
information request
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response quality
righttoinformation
rti applications
second appeals
Thane, March 7 The Maharashtra Environment and Climate Change Department has initiated the process of identifying and notifying wetlands, including those in Mumbai and its suburbs, with the support of a national research body.This information emerged from a Right to Information (RTI) appeal...
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climate change
district wetland monitoring committee
environment
maharashtra
mumbai
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notification
powai lake
righttoinformation
state wetland authority
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wetlands
New Delhi, February 17 The Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to proactively disclose information related to illegal encroachments, stating that such details are of "recurring public interest" and are frequently sought by citizens under the...
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complaint handling
delhi
encroachment removal
illegal encroachments
information seekers
karol bagh zone
municipal corporation of delhi
paharganj
public disclosure
righttoinformation
rti act
rti applications
transparency
zonal vending committee