India begins its first digital census in 16 years and this time there's a big differenceIndia begins Census 2027 on April 1, 2026. This nationwide count is the first in 16 years and will be fully digital, using smartphones and ...
03 Apr, 2026, 12.38 PM IST
First phase of Census to begin on April 1, no documents needed for process, govt saysCensus 2027: The first phase of the India Census will commence on April 1, 2026. Citizens will have the option for self-enumeration, allowi...
02 Apr, 2026, 09.10 PM IST
What Census 2027 will reveal about the country we’ve becomeIndia's Census 2027, launched April 1, is a crucial exercise. It will assess the nation's socioeconomic transformation since 2011. The cens...
01 Apr, 2026, 11.01 PM IST
Meesho’s fintech bet; Byju’s valuation crashes 99%Ecommerce firm Meesho is diversifying revenue streams via two new business lines. Details of this and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispat...
30 Jan, 2024, 07.51 AM IST
Alarm bells go off as Indonesian hacktivists breach government websitesIndonesian hackers may have been behind the breach of several Indian websites this month, including those of the Indian army and the Census...
30 Jan, 2024, 06.01 AM IST
China starts once-a-decade census of world's largest populationAround seven million community workers and volunteers will drive the two-month data-collection effort, visiting homes ranging from resident...
01 Nov, 2020, 11.54 AM IST
Analysing privacy in a data-centric worldPrivacy as a concept is in a perpetual evolutionary phase. When men were hunter gatherers, there was no privacy.
20 Sep, 2017, 12.08 AM IST
need2know: Morning update on 9 macros that may matter to youGovt plans to use the Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011 data to identify beneficiaries for its schemes.
07 Aug, 2017, 07.49 AM IST
Vilifying Aadhaar is foolish in the age of Google and Facebook. A top babu explains why"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 ...
23 Jul, 2017, 11.40 AM IST
CAG creating multiple databases to make audit more transparentSpeaking about the cooperation between the Institute of ICAI and PIOB, he said it will help develop standards, sharing of best practices an...
09 Feb, 2017, 01.27 PM IST
Digital India: Soon national sample surveys, economic census, other data to be made available for freeAt present, the government charges fees for providing data from the national sample surveys, Annual Survey of Industries and the economic c...
16 Oct, 2015, 10.03 AM IST
Hillary Clinton's server software had hacking riskClinton's privately paid technology adviser, Bryan Pagliano, has declined to answer questions about his work from congressional investigato...
13 Oct, 2015, 04.02 PM IST
- Standing committee points out multiple faults in UID 'Aadhar', asks government for fresh legislation
Department of Expenditure, ministry of finance, has expressed concern that lack of coordination among at least six agencies collecting info...
10 Dec, 2011, 01.25 AM IST
Our desire is 1.2 bn Indians get a UIDAI number as soon as possible: Nandan NilekaniOur desire is that 1.2 bn Indians get a no as soon as possible, so that the applications can roll out, says UIDAI chairman Nandan Nilekani.
10 Oct, 2011, 10.11 AM IST