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The Right to Information Act (RTI), that gives legal rights to citizens to seek information from the government came into force on Wednesday. India is now among 55 countries which have such a legislation. The Act is aimed at bringing about transparency and accountability in the functioning of public authorities, but is not be applicable in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The Ghotala Rath Yatra in...

As the sun scorched the Wyndham El Conquistador resort in Puerto Rico, publishing and advertising executives issued a heated call to action at the American Magazine Conference for magazines to expand their brands beyond a simple page and seek opportunities to engage readers and advertisers in the digital and wireless realm. Such deployment of content to online and other digital mediums will not...

What is the role of Central/State Governments? Develop educational programmes for the public especially disadvantaged communities on RTI. Encourage Public Authorities to participate in the development and organization of such programmes. Promote timely dissemination of accurate information to the public. Train officers and develop training materials. Compile and disseminate a User Guide for the...

How is Central Information Commission constituted? Central Information Commission to be constituted by the Central Government through a Gazette Notification. Commission includes 1 Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and not more than 10 Information Commissioners (IC) who will be appointed by the President of India. Oath of Office will be administered by the President of India according to the...

What is the Application Procedure for requesting information? Apply in writing or through electronic means in English or Hindi or in the official language of the area, to the PIO, specifying the particulars of the information sought for. Reason for seeking information are not required to be given; Pay fees as may be prescribed (if not belonging to the below poverty line category). What is the time...

What is not open to disclosure? The following is exempt from disclosure [S.8)] information, disclosure of which would prejudicially affect the sovereignty and integrity of India, the security, strategic, scientific or economic interests of the State, relation with foreign State or lead to incitement of an offence; information which has been expressly forbidden to be published by any court of law...

What are the obligations of public authority? It shall publish within one hundred and twenty days of the enactment:- the particulars of its organization, functions and duties; the powers and duties of its officers and employees; the procedure followed in its decision making process, including channels of supervision and accountability; the norms set by it for the discharge of its functions; the...

When does it come into force? It comes into force on the 12th October, 2005 (120th day of its enactment on 15th June, 2005). Some provisions have come into force with immediate effect viz. obligations of public authorities [S.4(1)], designation of Public Information Officers and Assistant Public Information Officers[S.5(1) and 5(2)], constitution of Central Information Commission (S.12 and 13)...

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - It's true. There is a liberal bias when it comes to the media... many investors are biased against big media stocks this year and they have liberally sold their shares. The stock prices of the four major media and entertainment firms – Walt Disney (Research), Viacom (Research), News Corp. (Research) and Time Warner (Research) -- are down an average of 11.2 percent through...

When did magazine articles degenerate into lists? After perusing September's cover stories, I'm plagued by this question. Conde Nast Traveler's cover teases 50 top travel films. Shape wants to firm me up and feed my sweet tooth with three easy workouts and 48 best beauty goodies. Budget Travel touts 40 best getaways and places where 33 experts eat cheap. The Wine Spectator tops that with an issue...