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PM Modi’s high stakes push for sovereign AI faces reality checkIndia is striving to build its own artificial intelligence capabilities, aiming for self-reliance and global export. However, the nation fa...
India’s Digital Health Framework: Scale is clear, scope still a work in progressIndia's digital success, seen in UPI and CoWIN, proves its ability to scale population-level systems.
PM Modi to inaugurate new terminal building of the Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International AirportPrime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Guwahati's new Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport terminal on December 20. This...
DIGI-EXAM system, policy to allot centres, transition to CBT: Centre's panel lists exam reformsA high-level panel has recommended a DIGI-EXAM system, similar to DIGI-YATRA, to curb impersonation in exams. The panel also suggested mult...
Amendment to act to deal with hoax callers under inter-ministerial consultation: Aviation MinisterThe Civil Aviation Ministry is amending the SUASCA Act to address unlawful acts against aviation safety, including hoax bomb threats. A cen...
India likely to start testing of biometric based immigration from next yearDigi Yatra Foundation plans to pilot a facial biometric-based immigration service by June 2025 between two countries, enhancing passenger c...
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 ...
NITI Aayog calls for policy and legal reforms to regulate use of facial recognition technology (FRT) in IndiaIn a report, prepared by the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy on behalf of the Aayog, it had proposed imposing liability and the extent of lia...
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...
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...
At New Delhi, Mumbai & Bengaluru airports, biometrics set to rev up immigration checksThe New Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru airports will introduce automated immigration clearances, allowing international entries and departures...
Consent of passenger is pre-requisite for taking face biometric: Jyotiraditya Scindia"Consent of passenger is pre-requisite for taking face biometric," Scindia said in a letter to Rajya Sabha member Saket Gokhale.
Payment aggregators to approach RBI; IT firms cut variable pay; and ED's loan app probe finds Rs 800 cr crime proceedsPayment aggregators which are already on the tenterhooks with the Reserve Bank of India’s diktat on lending rules are set to lobby the cent...
Privacy red flags as Digi Yatra app takes off in betaA beta version of the project – which intends to reduce wait time at airports - has been launched at the Delhi and Bengaluru airports.
Noida International Airport selects ICAD Holding as Master System Integrator consultantICAD, as part of its mandate, will support the facility with the systems integration design, integration program management and integration...
Facial recognition technology at 4 airports to be introduced by March next year: CentreCivil Aviation General V K Singh (retd) said FRT has not yet been introduced at any of the airports in India. However, the Airports Authori...
Trial project on at 6 airports for boarding system using facial recognition tech"Work has been awarded for implementation of Biometric Boarding System (BBS) by using facial recognition technology at six airports namely ...
View: Data protection law must guard against internal and foreign threats to citizen privacyDespite the urgent need for legal limits, the Personal Data Protection Bill requires proper scrutiny and consultation.
DGCA puts in place norms for digi yatra roll-out at airportsAn initiative of the civil aviation ministry and the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), the facility seeks to minimise paperwork for...
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.