RTI

The developments in Nepal illustrate a familiar tension across many democracies: the challenge of establishing effective self-regulation and accountability mechanisms without creating tools that could be used to constrain critical reporting.

As the Act enters its third decade, bridging the gap between statistics and real transparency remains the central challenge.

The latest order is expected to intensify legal and political debate over whether India’s most powerful sporting body can continue to remain outside the country’s transparency regime.

Filed under Article 32 of the Constitution on 6 February 2026, the petition seeks to declare Section 44(3) of the DPDP Act – along with Sections 17(1)(c), 17(2), 33(1), and 36 – ultra vires the Constitution.

Jagadananda, co-founder of the Centre for Youth and Social Development (CYSD), has been conferred the prestigious Justice A.K. Patnaik National Award in recognition of his lifelong commitment to grassroots democracy and inclusive development.

Nayak argues the response is problematic on multiple fronts. Section 32, he says, is a weak, omnibus penal clause covering breach of official duty but does not specifically address wrongful inclusion of ineligible voters.

The CIC has conducted comprehensive training programs for nodal officers, central public information officers (CPIO), and first appellate officers. These initiatives have bolstered officers'...

While launching the global principles for information integrity, the UN Secretary-General outlined the need to make information spaces safer while simultaneously upholding human rights such...