From 8th Pay Commission to IRCTC booking window: Major January 2026 changes for employees, pensioners, taxpayersJanuary 2026 changes: As 2026 begins, significant changes are coming for salaried employees, pensioners, and bank customers. The 8th Pay Co...
01 Jan, 2026, 08.59 AM IST
Explained: What changes with the new Aadhar authentication rules?Face authentication is now legally on par with existing methods such as OTP, fingerprint, and iris-based verification.
16 Dec, 2025, 08.04 PM IST
UIDAI set to ban photocopying of Aadhaar cards; new digital verification rule coming soonA new UIDAI rule will soon prohibit hotels and event organisers from collecting photocopies of Aadhaar cards, promoting digital QR-based ve...
07 Dec, 2025, 07.56 PM IST
Government launches new Aadhaar app: No need to carry photocopies anymoreIn a major step towards digital convenience and privacy, the Centre on Tuesday launched a new Aadhaar app that allows users to verify and s...
08 Apr, 2025, 10.17 PM IST
New Aadhaar app with facial authentication launched in testing phase; will make verification as simple as making UPI paymentThe UIDAI will soon launch a new Aadhaar app with an upgraded design and facial recognition feature, enabling secure Aadhaar data sharing w...
08 Apr, 2025, 10.06 PM IST
Govt expands Digi Yatra facility to 14 more airports, targets foreign citizens in the futureThe government plans to expand the Digi Yatra initiative, a contactless and facial recognition-based passenger movement system, to 14 addit...
30 Jan, 2024, 10.03 PM IST
How much does updating Aadhaar details via mAadhaar app cost?Airports and railways recognise the mAadhaar profile as a valid ID evidence while the app's features can be used to share their eKYC or QR ...
13 May, 2022, 04.19 PM IST
Japan's NEC Corp looks to tap opportunities in smart digital solutions in India, eyes USD 1 bn revenue in 5 yrsNEC Corporation contributed to the implementation of Aadhaar Programme in India by providing its biometrics identification system & has rec...
12 Jan, 2020, 12.19 PM IST
The future of security... so far, biometric's the way to goAs of today, the most secure way of ascertaining someone’s identity involves the use of biometrics — physical markers such as fingerprints,...
16 Dec, 2019, 07.07 AM IST
Aadhaar seeding waived for PM-KISAN’s 2nd instalmentThe Cabinet waived the need for Aadhaar seeding of bank ac-counts for the second instalment of the income transfer to small and marginal fa...
01 Mar, 2019, 07.52 AM IST
Soon, your face would be enough to enter airports, board flightsGovt plans to roll out the digi yatra service at two airports in Hyderabad and Bangalore that will later be extended to Varanasi, Kolkata, ...
22 Jan, 2019, 04.13 PM IST
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...
21 Jan, 2019, 10.51 PM IST
Unique ID to enable paperless boarding for domestic flyersOnly those who want a paperless boarding experience will need to get this unique ID as the existing procedure will continue to remain in pl...
22 May, 2018, 10.28 AM IST
Aadhaar-linked seamless air travel from next yearCome 2018 and domestic flyers out of Kolkata, Ahmebadad and Vijayawada will whiz through airports if they link their Aadhaar number to air ...
22 Nov, 2017, 12.38 PM IST
Bengaluru airport to become India’s first fully Aadhaar-enabled by 2018BIAL executive director and president Hari Marar said the new move will speed up the validation process and provide a significant increase ...
08 Oct, 2017, 12.11 PM IST
UIDAI to up authentication capacity to 10 crore transactions per dayThe minister's written reply came in response to a question on how the authority plans to increase biometric authentication capacity of Aad...
10 Mar, 2017, 07.56 PM IST
Aadhaar-based ID cards for airport employees from January 1"From January 1, all AEPs will be made using the Aadhaar number of the individual working or employed at the airport. A committee constitut...
28 Dec, 2016, 12.55 PM IST