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

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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.

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Anti-’Social Media’

The government is clamping down hard, not just on posts & accounts questioning it but also on an RTI asking why it fears social media.

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Republic of Homeless

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ECI took 2 years to give a jumbled reply to the question, how does it ensure Delhi’s homeless get to vote. This year it struck off Delhi voters who had been rendered homeless by gov't bulldozers. SIR killed their votes.

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BLENDER'S RIDE

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Nitin Gadkari has come under fire over his alleged personal interest in the ethanol-blended petrol policy. Find out what happened when someone asked the government who supplies the ethanol in E20.

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RTI IN RAMRAJYA?

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Years before the donation scandal, the Home Ministry refused to release the order that created the Ram Mandir trust eventhough some of the 'sensitive' details were already public.

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IT TAKES ONLY 10 RUPEES TO FILE AN RTI
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MIB hides "certain" Broadcasting Bill stakeholders behind commercial secrecy clause

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

Section 8

Contradictory replies

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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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Commerce Ministry allows inspection of files related to footwear quality norms but refuses to share copies

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Section 8

Other

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Shipping Ministry Transfers Great Nicobar RTI to MHA for Rejection

Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways

Misuse of exemptions (eg. national security)

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Not clear and specific": ECI appellate authority rejects RTI for 2024 poll scrutiny reports

Election Commission of India

Other

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Central Information Commission Hides Deliberations on Blocking NRIs from RTI Portals

Department of Personnel & Training

Section 8

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Ministry of Power Claims No Minutes Exist For a Widely Publicised Meeting Presided over by Minister

Ministry of Power

No records maintained / file not traceable

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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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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 of Renewable Energy Denies RTI for Minutes of Solar Manufacturing Meeting, Claims Records are 'Not Available'

Ministry of New & Renewable Energy

No records maintained / file not traceable

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

Ministry of Education

Section 8

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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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Bihar CEO calls information sought questionable, denies response

Election Commission of India

Other

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Central Electricity Authority Lacks Records of its Own Chairperson's Meetings

Ministry of Power

No records maintained / file not traceable

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Punjab FDA says crucial prosecution records "not available"; refuses to transfer RTI to relevant authorities

Director Prosecution and Litigation, Punjab

No records maintained / file not traceable

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No Paper Trail for Hot-Air Balloon Permits, Says Airports Authority of India

Ministry of Civil Aviation

No records maintained / file not traceable

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Delhi Police Stonewalls RTI on July Protest Records, Claims No PIO Posted at Station

Ministry of Home Affairs

Other

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"Information not held": ECI refuses to provide national list of Lok Sabha Returning Officers

Election Commission of India

No records maintained / file not traceable

Excessive delay / no response

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EIC Invokes 'Commercial Confidence' to Hide Food Safety Violations by Indian Exporters

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Section 8

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RTI News

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

03.11.2026
No data on delayed verdicts, even if timely judgement of public concern: Delhi HC sets aside CIC order
An RTI in 2009 asked for data on delayed judgements. The Central Information Commissioner directed the Court to provide it. But the Court found a way to quash the order.
27.10.2026
Legacy media wakes up to the Privacy Act, Challenges it in the Supreme Court
The Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA), comprising NDTV, Network 18 and others, has challenged the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, saying that its provisions will shutdown newsrooms. But, long before ‘legacy media’ decided to act, The Reporters’ Collective had in February 2026 filed a petition against the legislation.
14.10.2026
Project Cheetah Deaths: Govt Denies RTI Seeking Post-Mortem Reports Over ‘National Security’
Despite much criticism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s govt pushed to bring cheetahs to India. Most of them died. But when a wildlife activist filed an RTI to know the cause of death, the govt was quick to cite “national security”.
27.09.2026
After backlash, Tamil Nadu government withdraws exemption on Public (Law and Order) Department from RTI Act
Public law and order deals with multiple subjects, including inquiry reports into opening of police fire, inquiry reports into custody death, police torture and others. In line with the earlier order, the public would not have had access to such details.
24.09.2026
Activists flag lack of diversity, official bias in Tamil Nadu RTI appointments
While the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005, was intended to widen citizens’ access to government records, Tamil Nadu’s top RTI post has remained largely within the administrative services.
24.09.2026
Haryana State Information Commission rules no repetitive RTI applications
The Haryana State Information Commission has ruled that the the Right to Information cannot be used to file multiple applications or complaints on the same issue.
27.08.2026
Central Government Pushes DPDP Act with Official Implementation Directive
Cabinet Secretary T V Somanathan has directed all central ministries, state governments and union territory administrations to prepare a time bound plan for the implementation of the Digital Data Protection Act (DPDP).
03.07.2026
New RTI Rules in Maharashtra Halted After Public Outcry
The Maharashtra government amended the Right to Information (RTI) rules, making the process of filing the application more expensive and complicated for citizens.
28.02.2026
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.
28.02.2026
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.
27.02.2026
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.
27.02.2026
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.
26.02.2026
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.
25.02.2026
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.
23.02.2026
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.
21.02.2026
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.
21.02.2026
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.
18.02.2026
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.
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