Exam panel recommends digital platform, hybrid model for entrance testsA seven-member panel recommended a digital exam platform, hybrid testing model, and the development of 1,000 reputed government institution...
31 Oct, 2024, 12.06 PM IST
No more long queues, self-service takes off at airportsIndian airports and airlines have embraced technology to streamline pre-departure processes, reducing human interaction. Passengers can now...
28 Jul, 2024, 11.46 PM IST
With 4 mn users, Digi Yatra will be expanded to 15 new airportsInitially, Digi Yatra was started in three cities in Delhi, Bengaluru, and Varanasi, later it expanded its footprint across major airports ...
13 Jul, 2024, 12.52 PM IST
Kolkata airport sees 3 of 5 flights' boarding time reduced to half, courtesy DigiYatraKolkata Airport has introduced DigiYatra, a contactless airport experience, to reduce boarding times by half in three out of five flights d...
12 Jul, 2024, 04.59 PM IST
Digi Yatra policy should spell out all rules on passenger info deletion, suggests studyA study by NITI Aayog recommends that the Digi Yatra policy clearly outline rules for deleting passenger information post-travel, amid priv...
01 Jul, 2024, 04.49 PM IST
Mumbai airport enhances passenger processing capacity, to deploy AI-enabled camerasMumbai airport has enhanced its processing capacity to about 8,000 passengers per hour and reduced wait times to under a minute with expand...
11 Jun, 2024, 04.24 PM IST
Surveillance or security? Digi Yatra app divides opinion on facial scanningWith massive data breaches in the past few years, critics are sceptical and have raised concerns about privacy. So, are these fears real or...
11 Feb, 2024, 09.28 AM IST
Digi Yatra purely voluntary; data can be collected only after passenger's consent: Jyotiraditya ScindiaDigi Yatra, a contactless, seamless movement of passengers at airports based on Facial Recognition Technology (FRT), is purely voluntary fo...
27 Jan, 2024, 05.42 PM IST
Jaipur Airport soon to start biometric check-in with DigiYatra appJaipur airport is set to introduce the DigiYatra programme, which allows domestic passengers to bypass the cumbersome procedure of manual v...
06 Aug, 2023, 12.43 PM IST
DigiLocker 2.0: Load more documents in Digital India's flagship appIt makes the whole KYC process simpler and works as a one-stop solution for updating identity.
05 Feb, 2023, 09.43 AM IST
Paperless check-in, boarding service Digi Yatra to be launched at four more airports next month. Details here"Airports Authority of India (AAI) has awarded the work for the implementation of the Biometric Boarding System at Kolkata, Pune, Vijayawad...
03 Feb, 2023, 11.50 AM IST
Hyderabad airport to roll out digital processing of fliersHyderabad International Airport will roll out the Digital processing of passengers as a proof of concept through the DigiYatra platform fro...
16 Aug, 2022, 05.53 PM IST
DIAL launches beta version of DigiYatra app at Delhi airport for quicker check-in process"DIAL had installed the required facility at Terminal 3 of Delhi Airport and already conducted its DigiYatra trials. Nearly 20,000 passenge...
15 Aug, 2022, 02.42 PM IST
Biometric journey goes live at Bengaluru airportAfter the completion of the final phase by early next year, it is expected to be the largest deployment of an end-to-end paperless biometri...
23 Jul, 2019, 04.36 PM IST
Soon, your face can be your boarding pass at the airportThe face recognition technology will be rolled out at Bengaluru airport in the third quarter (Q3) of this year making it the first airport ...
09 May, 2019, 10.57 AM IST
Aadhaar not mandatory: Bengaluru & Hyderabad airports set to roll out digital passenger clearance by FebruaryBangalore and Hyderabad will be ready with pilot implementation by the end of February 2019.
04 Oct, 2018, 04.37 PM IST
Soon, travellers can use facial recognition biometric to enter airportsIt is biometrics-based digital processing system for passenger entry and related requirements at the airport.
04 Oct, 2018, 12.56 PM IST