People participate in a candlelight vigil as a tribute to murdered RTI (Right to Information) activist Amit Jethwa in Ahmadabad, India, Wednesday, July 21, 2010. The Narendra Modi government seems ...

The Right to Information Act (RTIA) promulgated by India in 2005 provides such a substantive regime. Under this act, citizens have a legal right to access information from the state.

The Right to Information (RTI) Act is a law that helps people in India get information from the government. It’s like a tool that lets you ask questions about what the government is doing.

For 13 years, the Right to Information Act, 2005, helped citizens obtain information and data from the Government and State institutions that are not readily available in public domain.

The Act codified their fundamental right to information and was one of the best transparency laws in the world. It appeared that it would curb corruption and arbitrariness, with citizens being the ...

In India, the legislation that grants the right to information is called the Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI Act). It was enacted on June 15, 2005.

ARTICLE 19 finds the draft RTI Act to be incompatible with international standards, citing excessive restrictions on information access. This statement was originally published on article19.org on 23 ...