Fast-track immigration in India: Eligibility, registration and key details explainedIndia's Fast Track Immigration-Trusted Traveller Programme is now operational at 13 airports, allowing eligible Indian citizens and OCI car...
20 Apr, 2026, 10.11 AM IST
Public sector banks told to take quantum leap in encryption for added securityIndian banks are preparing for a quantum computing future. The finance ministry has asked public sector banks to explore quantum-resistant ...
20 Apr, 2026, 12.00 AM IST
RRB NTPC 2026 calendar released: Check full schedule of Railways' CBT-1 tentative exam dates for May-JuneThe Ministry of Railways has announced the tentative schedule for the RRB NTPC CBT-1 exam, with multiple phases planned for May and June na...
14 Apr, 2026, 12.44 PM IST
Bengaluru Airport launches India's first biometric-enabled self-bag drop facilityDigiYatra passengers using the self-bag drop at Bengaluru airport can select the 'scan your face biometric for baggage drop' option. They w...
06 Jun, 2024, 02.09 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
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
IATA looking at experience of India, other countries for standards on contactless process at airportsIATA is a grouping of around 300 airlines, including various Indian carriers, and its members account for about 83 per cent of the global a...
07 Dec, 2022, 06.01 PM IST
AAI working on India's first facial recognition-based passenger boarding system: GovernmentThe Digi Yatra initiative seeks to promote paperless and hassle-free air travel. It is a biometrics-based digital processing system for pas...
02 Dec, 2021, 07.06 PM IST
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...
02 Dec, 2021, 03.23 PM IST
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 ...
05 Aug, 2021, 05.42 PM IST
Bangalore Airport extends biometric-based self-boarding facility to AirAsia IndiaDigiYatra facility, which is an initiative of the civil aviation ministry and the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), seeks to minimi...
03 Aug, 2020, 05.46 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
AAI chooses 3 airports for biometric-enabled boarding process projectThe biometric access system project would be carried out on a pilot basis at the three airports.
22 Mar, 2018, 06.21 PM IST
Aadhaar-based biometric attendance system for rail employees by January 31The biometric system could be integrated and implemented in such a way that it can be monitored by the divisional railway manager's office.
05 Nov, 2017, 06.41 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
No 'firm plan' for biometric flight boarding system: Jayant Sinha"There is no firm proposal for introduction of a biometric system for boarding flights in the country," Minister of State for Civil Aviatio...
18 Jul, 2017, 11.03 PM IST
- Clause 49 deadline not to be extended
Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Friday said that there will be no extension to the Clause 49 deadline of ...
30 Dec, 2005, 06.20 PM IST