AAROGYA SETU

Government releases backend code of Aarogya Setu to enhance transparency, allay concerns

"Releasing backend code will help people in understanding the complete functioning of the app. This will clear any doubt that they have reg...

Health ministry refuses to divulge details of meetings of the National Expert Group of Vaccine Administration for Covid-19

RTI activist Venkatesh Nayak had filed an application under RTI Act seeking information on the terms of reference of the National Expert Gr...

IT Ministry to take action against officers responsible for info lapses on Aarogya Setu issue

The IT Ministry, in a statement on Wednesday evening, clarified that the NIC in collaboration with volunteers from industry and academia de...

Aarogya Setu app launched by GoI in public-private partnership mode

The government has clarified in a press statement that its contact tracing app Aarogya Setu was launched by Government of India in public-p...

Traceability records, garbage disposal, limited capacity halls made mandatory for B2B fairs

In the standard operating procedures while holding B2B trade exhibitions, the commerce department has mandated a single entry and exit for ...

Rise of the machines: Can robots be our saviour against COVID-19

Once called ‘hype’, intelligent machines are increasingly playing a prominent role in a Covid ravaged world. As humans are confined to home...

With Aarogya Setu we can identify a place before it turns into a hotspot: Abhishek Singh

"Contact tracing has emerged as one of the key components of Covid-19 pandemic management," Abhishek Singh, CEO of MyGov and Digital India ...

Eight organizations and 145 individuals write to govt on concerns on Aarogya Setu app

The Aarogya Setu mobile app has been mired in controversy was introduced by the government as a contact tracing app in April. Internet and ...

Is Aarogya Setu app a game changer in India's Covid fight? Six months on, opinion is divided!

Central government authorities who built the app claim that contact tracing through Aarogya Setu yields a positivity rate of close to 27%, ...

Unlock 4: Metro trains, political meets allowed; States to consult with Centre on local lockdowns

The Union Home Ministry on Saturday issued the Unlock 4 guidelines under which metro trains will be allowed to resume services from Septemb...

Aarogya Setu's new feature to help organisations get health status of staff, other users

The new feature called 'Open API Service' will help people, businesses and the economy to return to normalcy, and aims to address the fear/...

Panel: Include bed availability in Aarogya Setu

​​Earlier this month, the task force discussed the availability of information on testing labs and the challenges posed by "unassigned case...

Aarogya Setu app not mandatory for air, rail travel: Centre to Karnataka HC

Additional Solicitor General MN Nargund told the Court that a person can travel by air and railways without having downloaded the Aarogya S...

MHA dilutes provision on use of Aarogya Setu app

On May 24, MHA revised guidelines dropped the provision. However, the use of app will be “mandatory” in “exceptional cases” where receiving...

Govt's Aarogya Setu decree is illegal, says Justice B N Srikrishna

In a notification, Home Ministry had allowed factories and offices in designated zones to begin operations while mandating the use of the a...

Aarogya Setu not hacked: Government officials

"There has been no sort of hacking or breach of privacy in the Aarogya Setu. The allegations are based on amateur attempts by changing loca...