Voter ID to replace Aadhaar for welfare schemes and benefits? BJP government's plan sparks rowThe Centre plans to require voter ID numbers and biometric authentication for welfare benefits. This proposal has sparked criticism from th...
05 Nov, 2026, 12.29 PM IST
Jeevan Pramaan 2026: Can all senior citizens submit Digital Life Certificate (DLC) from October 1, 2026? Check eligibilityDigital Life Certificate: Senior pensioners aged 80 and above can submit their Digital Life Certificate from October 1, 2026. Various submi...
06 Oct, 2026, 03.44 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
Fee for children's Aadhaar biometric updates waived off for a yearThe Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has waived all fees for mandatory Aadhaar biometric updates for children aged 5–17 yea...
04 Oct, 2025, 08.28 PM IST
29 lakh Indians have obtained Aadhaar without Iris or fingerprints; how to applyRajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology said in Lok Sabha that till date 29 lakh Indians who eit...
08 Jan, 2024, 11.54 AM IST
Facial biometrics make Aadhaar for elderly near foolproofA study for UIDAI showed that the acceptance of Aadhaar ID rose from 83% for senior citizens to close to 100% once facial recognition was m...
15 Apr, 2018, 02.41 PM IST
Your Aadhaar may now get another strong layer of security -- your faceThe new feature will be allowed only in the fusion mode, which means it will have to go along with one or more authentication factor such a...
15 Jan, 2018, 06.39 PM IST
Biometrics will be the thumb rule in 2018Biometrics will come of age in 2018 with more smartphones being equipped with technologies like fingerprint, face recognition and iris scan...
31 Dec, 2017, 11.37 AM IST
How two tier II city entrepreneurs are popularising iris scanners for biometric identificationThe crucial trick for Indian companies will be to get the iris scanner's cost down to as close as possible to that of the fingerprint scann...
12 Jul, 2015, 12.27 PM IST
- UIDAI: Banking on biometrics to give you a unique identity
Fingerprints & iris are key to UID project & e-governance in India. ET tracks biometric tech to find what makes it unique and challenges fa...
26 Apr, 2012, 03.05 AM IST
- UID scheme: Biometric system will rule out fraud
Aadhaar is a 12-digit unique number which will be issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to all residents of the co...
04 Oct, 2010, 12.49 PM IST
- UID scheme: Biometric system will rule out fraud
Aadhaar is a 12-digit unique number which will be issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India to all residents of the country.
04 Oct, 2010, 06.33 AM IST
- 4G Identity wins two bids to provide devices to UIDAI
4G Identity Solutions Private Limited, a city-based ID cards maker and consultancy, today said that it has won two bids to provide fingerpr...
10 Mar, 2010, 11.01 PM IST
- UID system to store details of face, eyes and fingerprints
With an ambitious task of registering one billion people, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has decided to have details of t...
16 Jan, 2010, 11.03 AM IST
- UIDAI makes face, iris recognition necessary for registration
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has decided to have details of face, iris and ten finger prints as a necessary require...
15 Jan, 2010, 06.29 PM IST
- Biometrics, photo scan. Proceed for security check
For air passengers, checking in may never be the same again. The next time you try to board a flight, you might have to go through a rigoro...
26 Aug, 2006, 03.27 AM IST
- Nasscom looks at iris scan for IT, BPO staff
The Tom Cruise starring sci-fi thriller, Minority Report, relies on Iris recognition as a method of personal identification. And now there ...
19 Aug, 2006, 01.42 AM IST