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[ UNION ]

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

Department of Space

Excessive delay / no response

[ UNION ]

IN-SPACe cites NDAs to hide details on ISRO tech transfer to 56 private firms

Department of Space

Section 8

Other

[ UNION ]

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

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

Other

[ UNION ]

MIB hides "certain" Broadcasting Bill stakeholders behind commercial secrecy clause

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

Section 8

Contradictory replies

[ state ]

No quotas, no disclosure: Odisha SIC shields Commissioners from productivity scrutiny

Odisha State Information Commission

Section 8

[ UNION ]

"As per records": PMO uses outdated web page to dodge RTI on PM Modi's recent honors

Prime Minister's Office

Appeal dismissed without reasoning

Other

[ UNION ]

"Information not available": Appeal fails to break MEA silence on Foreign Secretary's online trolling

Ministry of External Affairs

No records maintained / file not traceable

Appeal dismissed without reasoning

[ UNION ]

ECI cites "threat to life" and "foreign secrets" to block RTI on 2024 election reports

Election Commission of India

Section 8

[ UNION ]

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

Election Commission of India

Other

[ UNION ]

ECI claims mandatory post-poll scrutiny reports are not "information" under RTI

Election Commission of India

Other

[ UNION ]

"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

[ state ]

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

District Commissioner

No records maintained / file not traceable

Appeal dismissed without reasoning

[ UNION ]

Coal Ministry admits receiving illegal mining complaints, but denies maintaining records of them

Ministry of Coal

No records maintained / file not traceable

[ UNION ]

MEA's 'State Guest' defense fails as RTI appeal reveals Rs 4.69 crore spent on PM's Ghana visit

Ministry of External Affairs

Contradictory replies

[ UNION ]

MEA's 'State Guest' defense fails as RTI appeal reveals Rs 4.45 crore spent on PM's Bhutan visit

Ministry of External Affairs

Contradictory replies

[ state ]

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

Forest Department

No records maintained / file not traceable

[ UNION ]

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

[ UNION ]

Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Claims File Behind Apprenticeship (Amendment) Rules, 2024 is Untraceable

Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship

No records maintained / file not traceable

Contradictory replies

[ UNION ]

DGFT Claims 'Lack of Clarity' Despite Being Provided Specific Request

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Contradictory replies

Other

[ UNION ]

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

[ UNION ]

Central Pollution Control Board Refuses to Share IIT Kanpur's Findings on Air Quality Standard Revisions

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

No records maintained / file not traceable

Contradictory replies

[ UNION ]

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

[ UNION ]

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

Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution

Section 8

[ UNION ]

AAI Denies Public Access to Flight Logs at Ambani-Frequented Airport

Ministry of Civil Aviation

Section 8

[ UNION ]

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

Ministry of Civil Aviation

No records maintained / file not traceable

[ UNION ]

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

[ UNION ]

Solar Energy Corporation of India declines Environmental Impact Assessment Report on Ladakh mega project

Solar Energy Corporation of India

No records maintained / file not traceable

Excessive delay / no response

Other

[ UNION ]

Commerce Ministry Blocks RTI on Adani Group's 2019 SEZ Approval for Godda Power Plant

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Section 8

[ UNION ]

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

[ UNION ]

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

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Section 8

Other

[ UNION ]

Central Information Commission Hides Deliberations on Blocking NRIs from RTI Portals

Department of Personnel & Training

Section 8

[ UNION ]

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

Ministry of Power

No records maintained / file not traceable

[ UNION ]

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

Ministry of Steel

Other

[ UNION ]

CCPA Denies RTI on Ad Guidelines for Coaching Centres, Cites 'Commercial Confidence' Exemption

Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution

Section 8

[ UNION ]

Mines Ministry Refuses RTI on Minister's Meeting, Claims No Minutes Exist for 'Internal' Sessions

Ministry of Mines

No records maintained / file not traceable

[ UNION ]

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

Ministry of Heavy Industries

Section 8

Other

[ UNION ]

Chemicals Ministry Cites Section 8 to Block RTI on QCOs

Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers

Section 8

[ UNION ]

Ministry invokes National Security to Deny RTI on Chinese FDI Approvals and Rejections

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Section 8

[ UNION ]

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

Ministry of Home Affairs

Other

[ UNION ]

RBI ducks RTI on FCRA 'Prior Reference' list, transfers query to Home Ministry

Ministry of Finance

Routine transfer to another authority

[ UNION ]

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

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Section 8

[ UNION ]

RINL Denies RTI Request for JSPL MoU, Cites Commercial Confidence Despite Employee Allegations

Ministry of Steel

Section 8

[ UNION ]

RBI Reply on Central Fraud Registry Heavily Redacted

Ministry of Finance

Heavy redaction

[ UNION ]

Environment Ministry Invokes "Defence Dimension" to Dispose of Great Nicobar RTI

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Misuse of exemptions (eg. national security)

[ UNION ]

Shipping Ministry Transfers Great Nicobar RTI to MHA for Rejection

Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways

Misuse of exemptions (eg. national security)

[ UNION ]

MHA Cites National Interest to Deny Great Nicobar Project Details

Ministry of Home Affairs

Misuse of exemptions (eg. national security)

[ UNION ]

RBI Redacts Identities of Entities Influencing Sandbox Policy

Ministry of Finance

Heavy redaction

[ state ]

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

[ state ]

Haryana Official Faces Potential Penalty for Ignoring RTI, Appeal

Department of Elementary Education

Excessive delay / no response

[ UNION ]

Ministry Uses Future Guidelines to Label Journalism Fake

Ministry of Women and Child Development

Misleading/Incomplete

[ UNION ]

PIB Fact-Checks Journalism With a Tweet

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

Other

[ UNION ]

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

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

Other

[ UNION ]

Ministry of Commerce and Industry withholds files on PLI scheme

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Misuse of exemptions (eg. national security)

[ UNION ]

Bihar CEO calls information sought questionable, denies response

Election Commission of India

Other

[ UNION ]

Uttar Pradesh CEO rejects RTI on DSE lists, says request needs interpretation

Election Commission of India

Contradictory replies

[ UNION ]

Time for closed-door meetings, none for keeping minutes

Ministry of Steel

No records maintained / file not traceable

Appeal dismissed without reasoning

[ UNION ]

SECI refuses impact study on Ladakh project, cites eco-political sensitivities

Solar Energy Corporation of India

Excessive delay / no response

Misuse of exemptions (eg. national security)

[ UNION ]

ECI claims no records, declines transfer on SIR RTI

Election Commission of India

No records maintained / file not traceable

[ UNION ]

Madhya Pradesh CEO says queries about suspected duplicate voter entries too interrogative in nature

Election Commission of India

Other

[ UNION ]

Ministry invokes Section 8 on query about IT Rules amendment deliberations

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

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

[ UNION ]

C-DAC shrugs on ERONET queries, asks applicant to forward RTI to ECI

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

No records maintained / file not traceable