Topic
RTI
11 items.
27 Apr 2017
Blog post
Comments on the Right to Information Rules, 2017On March 31st, 2017, the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Personnel and Training released a Circular framing rules under the Right to Information Act, 2005 (“RTI Rules”). The Ministry invited comments on …
15 May 2016
Blog post
MHRD IPR Chair Series: Information Received from JNUThis post provides a factual description about the operation of Ministry of Human Resource Development IPR Chair’s Intellectual Property Education, Research and Public Outreach (IPERPO) scheme in the Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi.
26 Apr 2016
Blog post
MHRD IPR Chair Series: Information Received from Tezpur UniversityThis post provides a factual description about the operation of Ministry of Human Resource Development IPR Chair’s Intellectual Property Education, Research and Public Outreach (IPERPO) scheme in Tezpur University. The author has analysed …
21 Apr 2016
Blog post
RTI regarding Smart Cities Mission in IndiaCentre for Internet & Society (CIS) had filed an RTI on 3 February 2016 before the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) regarding the Smart Cities Mission in India. The RTI sought information regarding the role of various foreign …
29 Apr 2015
Blog post
DeitY says 143 URLs have been Blocked in 2015; Procedure for Blocking Content Remains Opaque and in Urgent Need of Transparency MeasuresAcross India on 30 December 2014, following an order issued by the Department of Telecom (DOT), Internet Service Providers (ISPs) blocked 32 websites including Vimeo, Dailymotion, GitHub and Pastebin.
15 Apr 2015
Blog post
National IPR Policy Series: RTI Requests by CIS to DIPP + DIPP ResponsesIn earlier blog posts, we have discussed the development of India’s National IPR Policy (“the Policy”); comments by the Centre for Internet and Society (“CIS”) to the IPR Think Tank before the release of the first draft of the Policy and …
8 Nov 2011
News
Netizen Report: Transparency EditionGlobal Voices Online has carried a feature story, "Netizen Report: Transparency Edition". We at CIS had filed an RTI application about website blocking. This is reflected in this article by Rebecca MacKinnon which was posted online on 7 …
27 Oct 2011
Blog post
Text of DIT's Response to Second RTI on Website BlockingCIS had filed a request under the Right to Information Act with the government, asking a number of questions relating to blocking of content under the IT Act. We have reproduced below the response we got from the government.
9 Mar 2011
Blog post
RTI Applications on Blocking of WebsitesIn recent weeks, an increasing number of incidents have come to light on government-ordered blocking of websites. In one case involving Zone-H.org, it is clear who has ordered the block (a Delhi district court judge, as an interim order), …
18 Jul 2010
Blog post
Analysis of the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010CIS analyses the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010, from a public interest perspective to sift the good from the bad, and importantly to point out what crucial amendments should be considered but have not been so far.
30 Mar 2009
Blog post
RTI Application to Visvesvaraya Technological UniversityThe Centre for Internet and Society filed an RTI application to Visvesvaraya Technological University asking it to provide details about its curriculum design, and its tie-ups with various software vendors.