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CEAN highlights violations of Wetland Rules, Hill Station Building Rules, Master Plan in Ooty lake construction. Retired IAS officer Surjit K. Chaudhary questions if permission for housing & urban development was obtained to modify Master Plan, HACA permissions, & Udhagamandalam Municipality & District Revenue Officer permission. Hill Station Building Rules…

The Supreme Court recently cautioned that the RTI Act would be reduced to a dead letter if Information Commissions are not staffed, as pendency of cases continues to rise. We take a look at pendencies and why they persist.

ED conducts searches in Rajasthan, incl. IAS officer's premises, in Jal Jivan Mission scam probe. 25 premises in Jaipur, Dausa covered. PMLA used. Similar raids in Sept. Rajasthan to vote for 200-member assembly on Nov 25. #MoneyLaundering #JalJivanMission #Rajasthan #PMLA #Voting

Last week, a controversy raged after the centre’s move to deploy government officials to conduct a Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra, a roadshow aimed to communicate its programmes and highlight its achievements. 

The retired officer is RP Gupta who is a 1987 batch Gujarat cadre IAS officer. Read further on Dynamite News:

Except for election-related work, the district-level officers are not touching any other work, it was pointed out. Newly transferred officers are running against time to cope up with the demanding poll-related functioning and getting familiarised with the requirements.

ECI appoints 10 IAS officers as electoral roll observers to review special summary revision in districts until Jan 5, 2024. Observers will ensure implementation of ECI's directions.

Retired IAS officer Surjit K Chaudhary has urged the district collector to stop work at two project sites near Ooty lake, citing violation of Wetland Rules. CEAN highlighted the car park in the Ooty Railway Station and the adventure park facilities coming up in the lake, which involve digging and…

When India’s apex consumer watchdog decided to take suo motu cognisance of the UPSC coaching industry’s malpractices, it eventually had to fine four institutes and issue a notice to 14 others over a series of allegedly misleading advertisements.