Archive for the 'Right to information' Category

IAEA India Safeguards Agreement: Secret in India, available in DC

The IAEA text that was not made available to Indian Parliamentarians is available online through DC think tank!
The Government of India has been claiming that that text of safeguards agreement with IAEA is a secret document that will not be circulated even to members of the Indian Parliament. Considering that it’s an agreement that […]

Fighting corruption using right to information: Arvind Kejriwal’s talk

Good introductory video on using right to information to combat corruption by Arvind Kejriwal
Arvind Kejriwal has been at the heart of an inspiring campaign to combat corruption by using the right to information. He spearheaded a campaign in Delhi along with many other groups that popularised the use of right to information. Arvind […]

Right to information call centre in Bihar: Video clip

It looks like Government of Bihar has launched a Right to information call centre. Personally, I think this is a great idea, though I dont know how it works at this point. If found a video about it in You Tube that has been widely televised. This is a eight minute clip […]

Useful links on Right to Information: Research, campaigns, tools, etc.

This page contains academic resources, links to campaigns using right to information, tools, and other resources on the right to information. Updated as and when I find a new resource.

Right to food: Useful links

The following is an assortment of links on the right to food including photo albums, articles, useful websites, data sources, research materials, news articles, etc. These are my bookmarks made for personal purposes and it is quite likely that many useful websites are not indexed. What is useful though are the blurbs that may lead […]

Useful links on Corruption

Online resources on corruption inclusing reading lists, links to organisations, etc.

For a more extensive list please see my links on right to information

Documentary on MKSS and right to information campaign

This documentary by Jan Madhyam Productions gives a very good introduction to the right to information campaign in India and on how RTI is used with social audits to combat corruption.

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