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This book tells the remarkable story of the birth and implementation of the powerfully empowering Right to Information Act, through the eyes and experiences of the first Chief Information Commissioner of Uttarakhand. It reveals how RTI is a powerful tool in bringing accountability and transparency in governance in India.
Contents: A personal prologue. 1. Mountains, people and water. 2. Water resources, CMP and other related issues. 3. Berinag and Chaukori. 4. TM and CAM. 5. Seabuckthorn. 6. Third Uttaranchal Conservators' Conference. 7. Vanya Silk Culture in Uttaranchal. 8. Green energy. 9. Operation Zero Road Accident. 10. The other ten thousand. 11. Further thoughts on Thrust Industries. 12. Organic agriculture and poverty alleviation. 13. Binsar, Henry Ramsay and Industrial ...