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Chandigarh: June 16, 2012:- A day after its inauguration, the RTI library has received around 50,000 documents pertaining to information demanded by various individuals and institutions under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.

Located at the Lala Lajpat Rai Bhawan, the open library will be functional from July 1. The process of document collection is underway and binding work has also begun. The Citizens Voice and RTI Users Association is spearheading the development of the library in association with Servants of People’s Society.

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PostHeaderIcon Provide the anwer key, JIPMER told

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In a move that will help prospective students seeking admission in educational institutions in  motley of fields, the CIC has directed the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) to furnish the answer key of the entrance test conducted in July 2011. The order, will now apply to all institutes of higher learning throughout the country, and is supposed to bring g...............++++

 
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PostHeaderIcon GM Maize tried without approval, reveals RTI

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A RTI inquiry has revealed that genetically modified maize was put on trial without obtaining permission from India's biotech regulatory panel, implying that the actions may have been condoned by the industry watchdog. The Coalition for a GM-Free India, a group of anti-GM activists,  accessed the documents, which revealed that Monsanto planted herbicide-tolerant maize, called "NK603", illegally in...............++++

 
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PostHeaderIcon Row over selection of Andhra ICs

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Alleging bias and nepotism over the selection of eight Information Commissioners in Andhra Pradesh, RTI activists from the state appealed to the Governor, to not to sanction the names of the applicants. The selection committee, comprising the Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy and Leader of the Opposition N Chandrababu Naidu, had picked amongst eight people, a few who had actively participated in ...............++++

 
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PostHeaderIcon Revisit RTI provisions you framed: CIC to Rajasthan HC

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The Central Information Commission (CIC) in New Delhi has asked the Rajasthan High Court to revisit a number of provisions framed by it pertaining to the Right to Information (RTI) Act.

The commission passed the order in response to an appeal by a Mumbai-based RTI activist, Sunil Ahya. Ahya sought to know the reasons why the Rajasthan HC framed certain rules under the Rajasthan Right to Information...............++++
 
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