RTI activist Anjali gets US award

NEW DELHI: India’s Anjali Bhardwaj was among 12 anti-corruption activists from around the world named by US secretary of state Antony Blinken as the first recipients of the new International Anticorruption Champions Award. Bhardwaj is known as an RTI activist and leads the Delhi Rozi Roti

Adhikar Abhiyan, a citybased collective that works on food rights. “The Biden administration recognises that we will only be successful in combating these issues by working in concert with committed partners, including courageous individuals who champion anticorruption efforts and countries working to fulfil their commitments...,” he said.