Article 15 of the Constitution says the State shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, pla...

The Patna High Court has placed a temporary hold on Bihar's enumeration of castes and economic survey after hearing a petition challenging ...

On 26 November 2021, Deputy Commissioner of Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh notified “Census of Chakmas and Hajongs 2021” to be con...

Around seven million community workers and volunteers will drive the two-month data-collection effort, visiting homes ranging from resident...

For people in the U.S., WeChat has less functionality than it does in China. But it's what connects immigrants and students from China to t...

Sharing of Aadhaar number will be voluntary in view of the Supreme Court ruling in this regard. Other details being sought such as PAN, dri...

Statistics ministry has asked finmin for GST data on collections & summary of units to compile state-level accounts too.

Three states — Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan — had asked for NPR data to help in ‘identifying genuine beneficiaries’ for their welf...

Big Data is behind every move of Narendra Modi. In the 2014 elections, he rode to power on Big Data and now seeks to transform the country ...

Privacy as a concept is in a perpetual evolutionary phase. When men were hunter gatherers, there was no privacy.

"Yes, people have a right to privacy, but in most cases they happily and voluntarily give it up when they join social media or even search ...

Abandoning Aadhaar will deny the poor access to financial inclusion. The project should not be killed due to partisan politics.

Databases are entering welfare delivery across India. And Delhi’s failed experiment with databases shows how not to use them, reports ET.

Department of Expenditure, ministry of finance, has expressed concern that lack of coordination among at least six agencies collecting info...

The privacy bill should ensure that the government does not preemptively amass information about citizens.

For the Planning Commission, while the original idea was to drive traffic to its website, what eventually played out was an eye-opener.

The UIDAI is capturing biometrics. So is the NPR and some states. And a Central ministry wants to join in too adding to the list.