Aadhaar reaches 134 crore holders as government outlines multi-tier security frameworkAadhaar is the world's largest biometric identity system with approximately 134 crore live Aadhaar holders, the Ministry of Electronics & I...
18 Mar, 2026, 07.21 PM IST
Govt deactivates 2.5 crore Aadhaar IDs of deceased to avoid fraudIndia's government has deactivated over 2.5 crore Aadhaar numbers of deceased citizens. This move safeguards the world's largest biometric ...
04 Feb, 2026, 03.56 PM IST
Taxman may get more power to demolish benami realty dealsTo combat benami property deals, a CBDT panel suggests stricter measures, including access to Aadhaar data and property registries. The rec...
25 Aug, 2025, 12.13 AM IST
PAN 2.0: New PAN card to have a QR code, will your current PAN card become inoperative?PAN 2.0 Project: The government has launched the PAN 2.0 project to upgrade the existing PAN card with QR codes. ET Wealth online spoke to ...
28 Nov, 2024, 04.59 PM IST
PAN 2.0 project: Do you have extra PAN? Steps to surrender additional PAN card to avoid penaltyPAN 2.0: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the Income Tax Department's Permanent Account Number (PAN) 2.0 Proje...
28 Nov, 2024, 11.41 AM IST
Income tax dept issues FAQs on PAN 2.0 project: Check details about applying for new PAN, change PAN numberIncome Tax PAN 2.0: The Ministry of Finance has said: " The existing PAN card holders are not required to apply for a new PAN under the upg...
27 Nov, 2024, 05.32 PM IST
ONDC, account aggregator network open up new avenues for startups: Nandan NilekaniThe opportunity, he said, could range from creating consumer-facing apps, working with suppliers or logistics providers to support the mass...
12 Nov, 2022, 06.16 PM IST
Delhi Govt will now accept Aadhaar for these 8 online servicesThe services include conversion to freehold, online payment of dues, refund requests, the permission of mortgage, application for possessio...
23 Aug, 2022, 03.24 PM IST
Concept of Aadhaar data vault 'fallacious'; adversely impacting purpose: RS SharmaThe objective of Aadhaar data vault, as explained by the UIDAI, is to reduce the footprint of Aadhaar numbers within the systems and enviro...
24 Nov, 2021, 02.23 PM IST
OPPO revs its user’s security with some cool features on ColorOS 7: Find out howBest privacy protection; safe for pictures, videos and documents - this phone has it all
23 Feb, 2020, 12.33 PM IST
Banks move RBI for Aadhaar use as UIDAI bars fintechsFintechs can no longer use Aadhaar-based authentication and have been asked to draw up an action plan to exit the Aadhaar ecosystem.
16 Oct, 2018, 10.52 AM IST
Aadhaar surveillance chant is just silly scare tacticAadhaar has got nothing to do with surveillance or snooping. It is not a spy software or system that reads your emails, conversations or ex...
14 Jan, 2018, 01.07 PM IST
India needs a security and privacy law: Nandan Nilekani, former chairman, UIDAINilekani says demonetisation has hastened digitisation, stresses need for safeguards in view of data deluge underway in the country and imp...
29 Apr, 2017, 10.31 AM IST
Cash available in the system may be brought down drastically from pre-demonetisation timesThe “commitment of the RBI is to encourage greater use of electronic payments by all sections of society so as to achieve a ‘less cash’ soc...
01 Dec, 2016, 11.10 AM IST
How to keep your financial documents safe onlineAfter private providers, the government too is offering digital locker services. Here is why you should opt for them.
15 Jun, 2015, 09.10 AM IST
Live paperless; keep sensitive data, documents safe in DigiLockerGovernment has recently launched DigiLocker, which is the national Digital Locker System that helps keep all your important papers at one p...
10 Jun, 2015, 10.28 AM IST
Aadhaar permits cashless payments and mobile bankingThe Unique Identity (Aadhaar)-based direct cash transfer system heralds multiple revolutions.
03 Dec, 2012, 05.31 AM IST