Kazakhstan’s digital leap: How Central Asia’s tech hub is shaping the future of AI and GovTechKazakhstan is emerging as a key digital hub in Central Asia, backed by a broad national push in artificial intelligence, digital governance...
25 Apr, 2026, 08.35 AM IST
Bot or not: World ID 4.0, Sam Altman’s `proof of human' for the AI eraSam Altamns's Tools for Humanity launched World ID 4.0, an enhanced, open-source human verification protocol. This upgrade introduces key r...
19 Apr, 2026, 04.10 PM IST
Supreme Court seeks responses of Centre, states and UTs on PIL for implementation of Right to EducationThe Supreme Court has issued notices to the Centre, all states, and Union Territories. This follows a Public Interest Litigation seeking th...
13 Apr, 2026, 03.56 PM IST
Banks, telecom companies to chuck OTPs, adopt silent authenticationBanks and telecom companies are developing a silent authentication mechanism to combat SIM cloning and eSIM swaps. This background check ve...
02 Apr, 2026, 08.28 PM IST
Centre pushes states on fertiliser black-marketing, MSP procurement; 9.25 crore farmer IDs createdUnion Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan urged states to achieve 100% farmer registration for schemes within six months, emphasizin...
02 Apr, 2026, 12.15 PM IST
Centre pushes states on fertiliser black-marketing, MSP procurement; 9.25 cr farmer IDs createdUnion Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan reviewed farmer registration, fertilizer distribution, and pulse procurement with state mi...
02 Apr, 2026, 12.04 PM IST
Forgot your UPI PIN? BHIM app now lets you pay up to Rs 5,000 using fingerprint or face—here’s howForget your UPI PIN? BHIM app now allows transactions up to Rs 5,000 using fingerprint or facial recognition. This new biometric authentica...
24 Mar, 2026, 03.04 PM IST
32.71 crore permanent account numbers (PAN) linked with biometric ID Aadhaar: GovtThe total PAN allotment as on June 29 stood at 50.95 crore, as per the tweet. The 12-digit biometric ID Aadhaar is issued by the Unique Ide...
12 Aug, 2020, 10.40 PM IST
Govt pegs UIDAI's allocation at Rs 985 cr for FY21In the current fiscal, the UIDAI was originally allocated Rs 1,227 crore when the Modi-2.0 government presented the Union Budget on July 5 ...
02 Feb, 2020, 03.18 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
India strikes uncomfortable balance on biometricsThe judgment drew a clear line between two kinds of use for biometric authentication.
28 Sep, 2018, 03.04 PM IST
Aadhaar verdict: Different impact for different folksThe apex court Wednesday declared the Aadhaar scheme constitutionally valid, striking down some of its provisions, including its linking wi...
26 Sep, 2018, 07.48 PM IST
UIDAI unveils Virtual ID in beta form; service providers to use new feature soonUIDAI had stated that it will be compulsory for all agencies that undertake authentication to accept the Virtual ID from their users from J...
03 Apr, 2018, 09.35 PM IST
Baal Aadhaar for your child: All you want to knowA child below 5 years of age gets a blue in coloured Aadhaar known as Baal Aadhaar. When the child becomes 5 year old, a mandatory biometri...
27 Feb, 2018, 10.11 AM IST
UIDAI allocation up by 15 percent for FY19The allocation of Rs 1,375 crore is to be used to upgrade technology and hardware, and to strengthen overall capacity.
02 Feb, 2018, 05.21 PM IST
Biometric ID must for registering propertyOther departments to follow suit soon. Those enrolled under the ongoing National Population Register of the Union home ministry will be con...
02 Jan, 2013, 11.03 AM IST
Personal identity crisisIn an age of heightened security concerns, the need for establishing an irrefutable personal identity has had to switch to high tech
09 Sep, 2011, 04.19 AM IST