Adding diversity to plate
The Government of India has proposed mandatory rice fortification to tackle the issue of malnutrition in the country. The process of fortification includes externally adding nutrients to a food item with
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U’khand sees rapid shrinkage of agriculture land
Agricultural land in Uttarakhand is shrinking, a response to an RTI query has revealed, as many farmers both in the hills and in the lowlands of the state are opting to change land use and sell off their
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Kerosene-free Delhi
The government has declared the Capital free of blue kerosene, and many have switched over to cooking gas. However, some continue to use the fuel, now overpriced and being smuggled in from other States,
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Information Commissions and the use of RTI laws in India
On 23rd June 2014, the Right to Information Act (RTI Act) stepped into its 10th year of implementation. The text of this law was published in the Official Gazette on that day in 2005 and
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‘Pune University has compromised on its green cover for constructions’
PUNE: Green activists on Wednesday filed a complaint with the Pune municipal commissioner Vikas Deshmukh alleging that illegal felling of trees has occurred in the campus of the University of Pune (UoP)
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RTI Club demands CBI probe into mining scam
The Right to Information (RTI) Club director Dr BP Maithani demanded a CBI inquiry into the scam of illegal mining activities which occurred in February 2014. He expressed disappointment at increasing
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Public Eye Green highway plan may hit roadblock
Newly appointed surface transport and rural development minister Nitin Gadkari has drafted an ambitious green plan to plant 200 crore saplings on national highways across the country. Gadkari has been
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Known unknowns of RTI- Legitimate exemptions or conscious secrecy?
After almost more than eight years of the Right to Information Act being in force, the process of accessing information still faces impediments. The flow of information is restricted either due to various
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30 buildings in Navi Mumbai lack CRZ approval
As many as 130 buildings, spread over land worth hundreds of crores in the satellite city of Navi Mumbai, were built without Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearances, much like the controversial Adarsh
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559 farmer suicides in Maharashtra in 2014
Relief and rehabilitation minister Patangrao Kadam on Tuesday revealed that there had been 559 farmers’ suicides in Maharashtra in 2014. Of these, he claimed 232 farmers’ families have been given aid by
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Green zone in Nerul turned into dumping ground
Navi Mumbai: The hill reservoir site in Nerul that boasted of beautiful trees, birds and wildlife species has become a dumping ground of waste products. Activists alleged that the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) is behind this dumping of debris. They said though they had complained repeatedly to the authorities, it wasn't addressed. Then one day they were shocked to find an NMMC vehicle unloading debris at the site.