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RTI404

Recording the government’s silence. One denial at a time

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[ About This Project ]

RTI404 is a media art project to record how the Right to Information Act is being stifled by our governments.

Be informed or become obedient.

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This project rests on a simple hope: that people see the RTI for what it truly is. It is not a tool meant only for journalists or researchers. The right to information is foundational to being citizens in this democracy. It is how we question power, demand accountability and participate meaningfully in public life. And we cannot allow it to be eroded.

The privacy act, LOVINGLY CALLED DPDP ACT, PRETENDS TO SAFEGUARD YOUR PERSONAL DATA.

WHILE IT ENSUrES yOUR rIgHT TO

Not Know, Not SPEAK

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RAF showered love on students

The CRPF’s Rapid Action Force fired pellets on student protestors on 20 July, but they didn’t reply to our RTI since there was “no violation of human rights”.

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NO NEET ANSWERS

Atleast 21 reported deaths by suicide after the NEET question paper was leaked. Was there accountability?

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Hit and Run

Delhi police have nobody to respond to our question about how they responded to the student protest on July 20.

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FIFTY SHADES OF BLACK

RBI Invites Public Comments on Regulatory Sandbox. But Who is the “Public” and What Were Their “Comments”?

IT TAKES ONLY 10 RUPEES TO FILE AN RTI
BUT IT TAKES A LOT TO KEEP RTI ALIVE.

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RTI Denials
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IN-SPACe flouts RTI timeline; withholds details on private space internet applicants

Department of Space

Excessive delay / no response

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Ministry Withholds ACC Battery PLI Records Citing 'Voluminous' Data and Strategic Interests

Ministry of Heavy Industries

Section 8

Other

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MHA labels RTI request for FCRA 'Prior Reference' list as 'vague'

Ministry of Home Affairs

Other

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MIB fails to cite legal exemptions; uses X post to ignore specific queries on draft Broadcasting Bill

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

Other

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Ministry of Steel Denies RTI on BIS Import Rules, Claims Matter is 'Sub-Judice'

Ministry of Steel

Other

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UP Election Commission Evaded an 'Emergency' RTI on the Kanpur Mayor

Uttar Pradesh State Election Commission

Excessive delay / no response

Routine transfer to another authority

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UP Election Commission Dallies on Urgent RTI for Councillors' Assets Despite 'Threat to Life' Claim

Uttar Pradesh State Election Commission

Excessive delay / no response

Routine transfer to another authority

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Pellet Guns Fired at Student Protesters in July: CRPF Dodges RTI, Cites 'No Human Rights Violation'

Ministry of Home Affairs

Misuse of exemptions (eg. national security)

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ECI claims no records, declines transfer on SIR RTI

Election Commission of India

No records maintained / file not traceable

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Letters Between CPWD and SP Group: 10-Word Reply Comes Seven Months Too Late

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

Other

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Ministry Uses Future Guidelines to Label Journalism Fake

Ministry of Women and Child Development

Misleading/Incomplete

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Consumer Affairs Ministry Rejects RTI on Celebrity Betting Ad Advisory, Cites Commercial Confidence Exemption

Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution

Section 8

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Ministry invokes Section 8 on query about IT Rules amendment deliberations

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Section 8(1)(i) - Sovereignty/Security

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PIB Fact-Checks Journalism With a Tweet

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

Other

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Time for closed-door meetings, none for keeping minutes

Ministry of Steel

No records maintained / file not traceable

Appeal dismissed without reasoning

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Railways Ministry labels media tour query 'exhaustive and vague,' yet invites applicant for file inspection

Ministry of Railways

No records maintained / file not traceable

Contradictory replies

Other

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Ministry of Commerce and Industry withholds files on PLI scheme

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Misuse of exemptions (eg. national security)

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No Answers About NEET Leak; NTA Rejects RTI Citing Section 8

Ministry of Education

Section 8

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Haryana Forest Department claims 'no record' of illegal mining in the Aravallis

Forest Department

No records maintained / file not traceable

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'Does Not Arise': Golaghat ADM stonewalls RTI on Kaziranga illegal fishing crackdown

District Commissioner

No records maintained / file not traceable

Appeal dismissed without reasoning

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RTI News

Updates on what’s broken, what’s working and what they’re trying to break

Telangana fire accidents surge 57% in 3 years, toll jumps 500%, RTI reveals

In its response to an RTI application, the Telangana Fire, Disaster Response Emergency & Civil Defence Department also disclosed that the death toll in fire accidents had increased from 0, as reported in 2023, to 150 in 2025.

RTI: ₹50,000 penalty imposed on four gram panchayat officials for delay in providing information

The Karnataka Information Commission imposed the penalty on officials from different gram panchayats in Vijayanagara district for failing to furnish information within the stipulated time under the Right to Information Act.

Kedarnath Choked By Trash, RTI Reveals 22% Surge In Waste

Data disclosed by the Nagar Panchayat Kedarnath shows that 21.4 metric tonnes of solid waste was generated at the Kedarnath Temple during the 2025 pilgrimage season, with nearly 60% dumped without processing.

RTI Act Applies To Cochin International Airport Ltd: Supreme Court Upholds Kerala High Court Order

In 2019, Cochin International Airport Limited had challenged the State Information Commission's decision to declare it as a public authority.

RTI Act not right tool to obtain spouse's I-T returns, says Karnataka high court

After a woman from Mumbai sought details of her husband's income tax returns, the Karnataka High court ruled that the Act is for public accountability and not to facilitate private litigation; in this case maintenance proceedings.

Centre rejects RTI seeking details of pre-legislative consultations on VB-G RAM G Act

The Union Rural Development Ministry has rejected an RTI application seeking details of consultations the Centre held with state governments before introducing the new rural employment law, which replaces Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.

6 of 7 UP airports shut months after takeoff: RTI reveals faltering aviation push

The data provided by the Airports Authority of India shows that operations at the airports in Kushinagar, Azamgarh, Aligarh, Chitrakoot, Shravasti and Moradabad — all of which began commercial flights after 2021 — have since been suspended.

Osmania University asks for proof of Indian citizenship after RTI activist seeks land details

RTI activist and Urban Development Forum state convener M Srinivas was asked to furnish proof of his Indian citizenship in response to an RTI application he filed seeking details on the land owned and managed by Osmania University in Telangana.

248 Thane Hospitals operating without Fire NOC, RTI finds

In Thane, 248 of the 415 hospitals — more than half — do not have no-objection certificates from the fire department, the RTI response from the department has clarified.

CIC upholds MHA’s RTI denial over ‘enemy property’ probe citing ongoing investigation

The Ministry of Home Affairs denied an RTI application seeking details about one man’s "enemy properties," legally defined as assets left behind by those who took citizenship of Pakistan or China, mostly between 1947 and 1962.