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+====== What's new on RTI Wiki ======
+**The change index for RTI Wiki — fresh rulings added to the case-law corpus, SEO-upgraded pillar pages, new CPD modules, and amendment-tracking updates. Curated reverse-chronologically. Bookmark this page if you want a fast pulse on the Indian RTI landscape without subscribing to every individual article.**
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+===== April 2026 =====
+  * **Section 19 / 20 / 22 / 24 framework pages added** - five new PIO/FAA pages live: [[:rti-first-appeal-guide|Section 19(1) First Appeal Guide]], [[:rti-second-appeal-cic-sic|Section 19(3) Second Appeal to CIC/SIC]], [[:pio-section-20-penalty|Section 20 Penalty - Rs 250/day]], [[:pio-section-22-overriding-effect|Section 22 Overriding Effect]], [[:pio-section-24-exempt-organisations|Section 24 Exempt Organisations]]. Full SEO template on each (Quick Answer, disclosure table, statutory text, case law, FAQs, drafting template where applicable, Next Steps).
+  * **State-guide to case-corpus cross-linking** - 37 state / UT guides now carry a "Notable RTI rulings" section pulling 1-8 relevant rulings from the 362-case corpus. Strengthens the state-to-case-law graph, improving SEO and user discovery.
+  * **Corpus at 362 — scraper queue promoted (+25 more) — another 25 CIC decisions (2021-2023) promoted from the queue into main corpus. Subject spread: Income Tax, RBI, Delhi Police, Dept of Space, CVC, CBI, BPCL, ICSI, Customs, GST, Home Affairs. 60 queue entries remain for future promotion.
+  * **Sitemap refreshed — 822 URLs indexed**** — full DokuWiki indexer run + sitemap rebuild now surfaces all 323 case pages, 7 new Section 8 framework pages, and 2 tool stubs. Sitemap declared in robots.txt (https://righttoinformation.wiki/sitemap.xml) for Google next-crawl.
+  * **Section 4(1)(b) Proactive Disclosure framework page** — new [[:section-4-proactive-disclosure|Section 4(1)(b) — 17 Categories guide]]. Big SEO target (proactive disclosure RTI India). Full 17-category table, self-audit checklist, citizen enforcement playbook, Section 18/19/20 compliance path, case law, FAQs, Next Steps.
+  * **Image alt-text SEO audit** — 12 machine-generated alt texts rewritten across pages (e.g. File Rti Online India - RTI Wiki -> descriptive H1-based alt). All image refs now use descriptive keyword-rich alt text for image-search indexing.
+  * **Corpus 337 — scraper queue promoted (+25 cases)** — 25 CIC decisions from 2022-2023 editorially promoted from the scraped-queue into the main corpus. Subject spread: RBI / EPFO / Income Tax / Customs / GST / CBI / Delhi Police / NPCIL / IAF / Defence / NHAI / Dept of Space / ONGC / BPCL / CVC / ICSI / Animal Welfare Board / Ministry of Cooperation. All marked needsReview=true for editorial polish; 85 queue entries remaining for future promotion.
+  * **Section 8 framework cluster completed** — seven new PIO decision-framework pages live: [[:pio-section-8-1-a-sovereignty|Section 8(1)(a) sovereignty]], [[:pio-section-8-1-b-contempt-of-court|Section 8(1)(b) contempt]], [[:pio-section-8-1-c-parliament|Section 8(1)(c) parliamentary privilege]], [[:pio-section-8-1-d-commercial-confidence|Section 8(1)(d) commercial confidence]], [[:pio-section-8-1-f-foreign-relations|Section 8(1)(f) foreign government]], [[:pio-section-8-1-g-life-and-safety|Section 8(1)(g) life and source identity]], [[:pio-section-8-1-h-investigation|Section 8(1)(h) investigation]]; plus full build-out of [[:pio-section-8-1-i-cabinet-papers|Section 8(1)(i) cabinet papers]]. Each ~800-1000 words with Quick Answer, disclosure table, case law, FAQs, Next Steps.
+  * **Residual broken-link cleanup** — created [[:tools:rti-generator-app|tools:rti-generator-app]] and [[:tools:first-appeal-builder-app|tools:first-appeal-builder-app]] stubs; patched CPD login and join links to DokuWiki native URL syntax; added 2 missing case entries ([[:cases:madras-hc-rti-pio-penalty-2020|Madras HC PIO Section 20 penalty 2020]], [[:cases:gujarat-hc-rti-2019-cooperative|Gujarat HC co-operative societies 2019]]); fixed Section 8(1)(e) and (i) sub-clause anchor references on framework pages.
+  * **LegalCase JSON-LD on all 310 case pages** — Schema.org LegalCase structured data (court, date, plaintiff, defendant, citation, landmark flag, external source URL) now injected per case via meta.html. Rich-result eligibility for the entire case-law corpus. Article + BreadcrumbList + LegalCase emit cleanly on /cases/*; other pages unaffected.
+  * **SEO rollout to 10 high-traffic pages** — Quick Answer boxes, disclosure tables, People-Also-Ask FAQs and Next-Steps traffic-distribution blocks added to: [[:why-rti-gets-rejected|Why RTI gets rejected]], [[:file-rti-online-india|File RTI Online]], [[:pio-rti-reply-guide|PIO Reply Guide]], [[:faq|25 RTI Questions]], [[:pio-section-8-1-j-framework|§8(1)(j) framework]], [[:pio-section-8-1-e-fiduciary|§8(1)(e) fiduciary]], [[:faa-speaking-order-guide|FAA speaking-order]], [[:pio-deemed-refusal-section-7-2|§7(2) deemed refusal]], [[:rti-for-personal-problems|Personal problems]], [[:top-20-rti-questions|Top 20 RTI questions]].
+  * **Case-law corpus expanded to 310 curated rulings** — +100 new entries across three batches (v8/v9/v10). New coverage: SIC decisions from Haryana, Assam, HP, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, MP, Bihar, UP, Rajasthan, Tripura, Manipur, Nagaland; tribunal rulings (CAT, AFT, NCDRC); North-East HC rulings (Meghalaya, Mizoram, Arunachal); emerging themes — DPDP 2025 prospectivity, ONDC §2(h), PM Gati Shakti §4(1)(b), Faceless Assessment anonymity, Ayush drug approvals, post-Electoral-Bonds political-party donations.
+  * **Third Party / §11 page rewritten for Featured Snippets** — [[:pio-section-11-third-party|Third Party in RTI Act — Section 11 Rules, Example and Step-by-Step Guide]]. New: Quick Answer box, disclosure table, 5-step process flow, People-Also-Ask FAQs, traffic-distribution Next Steps block.
+  * **Site-wide broken-link fix** — 138 namespace-relative Related links across 63 pages in sub-namespaces now resolve correctly (prefixed with ‎:‎ for root-absolute resolution).
+  * **Homepage SEO snippet intro** — 58-word snippet-ready first paragraph now sits above the fold on /start and /act; og/twitter descriptions decoupled from hashtag pollution.
+  * **IK scraper feed — 70 new 2023/2022/2021 CIC docs queued for editorial review at /home/bighelpers/wiki/conf/cases/scraped-queue.json (110 total waiting).
+  * [[:quotable-rulings|Quotable snippets download]]** — 40 landmark rulings as 2-line quotable blocks, in plain-text / JSON / CSV / printable A4 HTML. For First Appeal / Second Appeal / writ citations.
+  * **Citation graph — overruled by, overruled, distinguished** — every case page now surfaces "Overruled by / modified by", "This ruling overruled / modified", and "Distinguished by later rulings" blocks where applicable.
+  * **[[:tools:citation-formatter|Case Citation Formatter]]** — new interactive tool: enter parties + citation + court + date, get 4 formatted citation variants.
+  * **[[:tools:section-8-classifier|§8 Classifier]]**, **[[:tools:rti-fee-calculator|RTI Fee Calculator]]**, **[[:tools:timeline-calculator|Timeline Calculator]]** — three interactive tools (pure JS, no login).
+  * **State guides** — seven live: [[:file-rti-maharashtra|MH]], [[:file-rti-karnataka|KA]], [[:file-rti-tamil-nadu|TN]], [[:file-rti-delhi|DL]], [[:file-rti-kerala|KL]], [[:file-rti-up|UP]], [[:file-rti-gujarat|GJ]], plus [[:file-rti-bihar|BR]], [[:file-rti-west-bengal|WB]], [[:file-rti-madhya-pradesh|MP]].
+  * **Blog posts — 22 April 2026** — [[:blog:section-20-penalty-rs-250-per-day|Section 20 penalty]], [[:blog:rti-against-government-officer-no-retaliation|RTI against a government officer — can they retaliate?]], [[:blog:rti-timelines-cheatsheet-2026|RTI timelines cheat-sheet]], [[:blog:first-vs-second-appeal-rti|First vs Second Appeal]], [[:blog:dpdp-2025-before-after-rti|DPDP 2025 before/after]], [[:blog:10-sc-rulings-every-pio-must-know-2026|10 SC rulings every PIO must know]].
+  * **Scraper-assisted expansion pipeline** — /home/bighelpers/wiki/bin/ik-scraper.py + promote-queue script staged; editorial-review workflow for growth to 500+ cases over 2026.
+  * **Case-law corpus at 210 cases** — 40 landmarks, 32 courts (1975-2025). [[:cases:search|Search the corpus →]]
+  * **[[:cases|Case-law database]]** now covers **160 rulings** across 23 courts — Supreme Court, every major High Court, the Central Information Commission and 10 State Information Commissions. Every case has an editorial ratio, sub-section tags, an outcome classification and a "Similar cases in the corpus" block computed via tf-idf cosine similarity.
+  * **Citation graph** live on all case pages — each case shows "This case cites" and "Later rulings that cite this case". 53 editorial citation links wired.
+  * **Deep-link search** — ''[[:cases:search|/cases/search]]'' now supports URL-param pre-filtering. Every case detail page deep-links to filtered sub-searches by court, Section, and landmark flag.
+  * **[[:pio-section-8-1-j-framework|Section 8(1)(j) after DPDP 2025 framework]]** — SEO-upgraded with a 40-word direct answer, side-by-side amendment comparison table, and FAQ + HowTo JSON-LD schemas.
+  * **[[:file-rti-online-india|File RTI online — 12-step 2026 guide]]** — upgraded with a Featured-Snippet-friendly direct answer, FAQ and HowTo JSON-LD.
+  * **[[:faa-first-appeal-timelines|First Appeal timelines]]** — SEO-upgraded with direct answer + FAQ/HowTo schema.
+  * **CPD Course LMS** live at **[[:cpd:app|/cpd/app]]** — 12 modules, per-module quizzes with 70% pass threshold, 15-minute timed final exam (3 attempts max), a Coursera-style honor-code gate, and a printable certificate with unique verification serial.
+  * **Profile revamp** — badges showcase + recent-activity feed on ''[[:profile|/profile]]'', populated from server-side CPD state, subscriptions and activity records.
+  * **Forum Phase 2** — cross-user reactions (👍 ❤ 💡) persisted server-side; forum comments now round-trip to the article's own Discussion section.
+===== November 2025 — DPDP Rules 2025 amendment =====
+  * **Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act amended by Section 44(3) of the DPDP Act, 2023**, notified 14 November 2025. The clause now exempts personal information of any person without the pre-amendment "larger public interest" proviso. The override has moved to **Section 8(2)**.
+  * **[[:blog:dpdp-rules-2025-amendment-to-rti-act|DPDP Rules 2025 — full amendment analysis]]** — blog deep-dive by the Editor.
+  * **[[:blog:pio-reply-section-8-1-j-after-dpdp-2025|PIO reply under Section 8(1)(j) after DPDP 2025]]** — a drafting guide with three speaking-order templates.
+===== Fresh case-law additions — last 30 days =====
+  * Section 8(1)(a) — diplomatic correspondence, foreign confidential (CIC 2016, 2019)
+  * Section 8(1)(b) — court-directed non-disclosure line (CIC 2018)
+  * Section 8(1)(i) — //R.K. Jain// applied to State cabinets (CIC 2020)
+  * Section 8(1)(j) — post-DPDP guidance (Delhi HC 2025) — **landmark**
+  * Section 22 — overriding effect vs. Official Secrets Act (SC 2016) — **landmark**
+  * Section 7(3) — fee-intimation procedure (SC 2021) — **landmark**
+  * MGNREGS records — Odisha SIC 2020
+  * Land acquisition — Andhra SIC 2022
+  * Mining leases — Goa SIC 2021
+  * Smart City SPV records — CIC 2021
+  * Vaccination / Co-WIN data — CIC 2022
+  * Bar Council of India status — Delhi HC 2018
+===== Pillar-page refreshes =====
+Each of these pillars now carries a Featured-Snippet-ready direct answer, FAQ schema, and HowTo schema where relevant:
+  * **[[:pio-rti-reply-guide|PIO RTI Reply Guide]]** — the canonical reference for PIOs. Case-law cross-links inserted in April 2026.
+  * **[[:faa-speaking-order-guide|FAA Speaking-Order Guide]]** — case-law cross-links inserted.
+  * **[[:pio-section-8-1-j-framework|Section 8(1)(j) Decision Framework]]** — post-DPDP 2025.
+  * **[[:file-rti-online-india|File RTI Online — 12 steps]]** — 2026 edition.
+  * **[[:faa-first-appeal-timelines|First Appeal Timelines]]**.
+  * **[[:explanations:grounds-for-rejection|Grounds for RTI Rejection — decision tree]]**.
+===== Site infrastructure =====
+  * **Outbound email** — SPF + DKIM on own DNS (no external SMTP dependency). Password-reset, registration confirmation and weekly digest mail all accepted in Inbox by Gmail/Outlook from April 2026.
+  * **Subscription stats** — corrected to read DokuWiki's ''.mlist'' file format (previously assumed ''.subscribers'').
+  * **Profile photo upload** — media path corrected to ''$conf['mediadir']''; photo now renders after upload.
+  * **Schema.org JSON-LD** — Article + BreadcrumbList embedded on every case-detail page (coming).
+===== How to stay current =====
+  * **[[:forum|Discussion forum]]** — Reddit-style aggregated view of every article's comments in one place.
+  * **[[newsletter|Weekly digest]]** — opt in from your [[:profile|profile]] or on any article.
+  * **[[:cases:search|Case-law search]]** — filter by court and year to find the 2025-26 rulings that shape post-DPDP practice.
+  * **[[:blog:start|Editorial blog]]** — longer-form amendment analysis and commentary.
+===== Related =====
+  * **[[:start|RTI Wiki home]]**
+  * **[[:cases|Case-law database]]**
+  * **[[:cpd:start|PIO / FAA CPD Course]]**
+  * **[[:pio-faa-knowledge-base|Full PIO / FAA knowledge base]]**
+  * **[[:corrections|Report a correction]]**
+~~NOCACHE~~
+//Last reviewed: 22 April 2026.//
+{{tag>whats-new changelog updates 2026 dpdp}}

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