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
No breach in Aadhaar database till date, govt tells ParliamentEven as the Centre maintains that Aadhaar data is protected, multiple instances of breaches in its databases have been reported in the past.
17 Dec, 2025, 09.33 PM IST
UIDAI sets up expert panel for 'Aadhaar Vision 2032'India’s Unique Identification Authority is assembling an elite task force to devise the Aadhaar Vision 2032 blueprint. This initiative aims...
01 Nov, 2025, 12.11 AM IST
UIDAI forms high level expert panel to keep Aadhaar in sync with future techIn a pivotal move, the Unique Identification Authority of India has established a premier advisory board. This team of specialists is taske...
31 Oct, 2025, 09.21 PM IST
UIDAI pitches for Aadhaar-based face authentication for high-value financial transactionsThe National Payment Corporation of India is reportedly set to enable Aadhaar-based face authentication for high-value financial transactio...
07 Oct, 2025, 09.55 PM IST
Cooperative banks get simplified Aadhaar framework to boost financial inclusionA revised framework by UIDAI will now enable cooperative banks to offer Aadhaar-enabled payment services, expanding digital financial servi...
19 Sep, 2025, 05.27 PM IST
Sebi clears NPCI’s e-KYC Setu system for Aadhaar-based digital KYC by intermediariesTo make the KYC process easier, markets regulator Sebi on Monday said that registered intermediaries are allowed to use 'e-KYC Setu System'...
30 Jun, 2025, 08.05 PM IST
Irdai forms task force to facilitate ease of doing KYC using Aadhaar for policyholders: What will be coveredThe Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) has announced the formation of a task force to enable the use of Aadhaa...
18 May, 2023, 01.42 PM IST
Core biometrics under Aadhaar safe: Ravi Shankar PrasadPrasad said the government has provided a proper framework for Aadhaar by creating a legislative framework to back it.
03 Aug, 2018, 04.04 PM IST
Supreme Court may take inputs from Srikrishna panel report on data privacy: Nandan NilekaniThe report also points to the lapses in the Aadhaar framework, saying that there aren’t enough safeguards to prevent data breaches.
28 Jul, 2018, 08.09 AM IST
Apps should collect minimal data like Aadhaar: TRAI chiefReplying to a query, Sharma said TRAI is not for applying same encryption standards for different sectors including telecom or Aadhaar.
18 Jul, 2018, 05.30 PM IST
Aadhaar may add security layer with dummy numbersSuch a framework would require an individual to share dummy or pseudo nos — and not the real Aadhaar number — with govt agencies, private u...
20 Nov, 2017, 10.46 AM IST
World Bank approaches Unique Identification Authority of India to share its experiences with other countriesNigeria recently became the first country to send a team to India under the World Bank aegis to study the UIDAI model and a team from Tanza...
09 Sep, 2016, 06.00 AM IST
No Cabinet rank for UIDAI chairman: Ravi Shankar PrasadPrasad administered the oath of Office and Secrecy to J Satyanarayana, retired 1977 batch IAS of AP cadre, who has been appointed part-time...
08 Sep, 2016, 08.14 PM IST
Bill to provide UIDAI legal status may come next weekThe government intends to bring in Parliament next week a bill to provide statutory status to the UIDAI, which issues Aadhaar numbers to re...
08 Dec, 2013, 02.32 PM IST
UIDAI: Finance Ministry gives cold shoulder to Aadhaar projectThe national project to give unique identity numbers to all Indians, and enable welfare payments electronically, is now facing a snub from ...
07 May, 2012, 12.24 PM IST
- Plan panel supports full functional autonomy to UIDAI
The Plan panel has supported full functional autonomy for the Unique Identification Development Authority (UIDAI), mandated to issue the na...
12 Oct, 2011, 07.10 PM IST