GUWAHATI, March 24

Mumbai: While the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) waits an approval from the Mumbai Heritage Conservation Committee (MHCC) for the proposed redevelopment of the Veer Jijamata Udyan in Byculla, three different plans with schematic drawings were furnished by the BMC, under Right to Information (RTI) Act under the Save Rani Bagh Botanical Garden Action Committee (SRBBGAC).

A self-certification benefit for polluting industries and a three-year exemption from certain procedural norms for those seeking environmental clearance at the state level are among the sweeping changes proposed by the Manmohan Singh government in what is seen as an election-eve gift to industry.

The theme of the 2009 India Today Conclave,

But choose to remain non-committal and refrain from going into specifics

Staff Reporter

NEW DELHI: They spoke from the same platform, assured of action by their respective party, and yet when it came to listing the exact plan of action, they chose to remain non-committal.

SWATEE KHER MUMBAI, MARCH 21

A RELENTLESS campaign launched by an RTI activist and local residents has forced the Chennai Corporation to act remove an encroachment on the eastern corner of the Turn Bulls Road-Chamiers Road junction that has posed as stumbling block to free flow of traffic on the busy stretch.

"Govts are still reluctant to share information."

BANGALORE: Recording a "below average performance," Karnataka has been ranked a poor 15th amongst the 28 States, surveyed for compliance to the suo moto provisions of the Right to Information (RTI) Act.