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Topic: Aadhaar

Aadhaar gets Starmer’s stamp of approval & Panipat factory workers caught in textile waste trap

Financial Times & The Economist report on Starmer’s endorsement of Aadhaar and concerns in the UK over unique ID database. The Guardian reports on health issues faced by Panipat factory workers.

SC allows draft voter list publication in Bihar, but tells EC to accept Aadhaar and voter ID as proof

New Delhi: Reiterating the presumption of authenticity attached to official government documents, the Supreme Court on Monday directed the Election Commission of India (ECI)...

From Delhi, Jaipur to Pune, rampant misuse of Aadhaar uncovered in drives against illegal Bangladeshis

Card bearing 12 digit individual identification number is being forged rampantly. For instance, 21 Aadhaar cards belonging to Bangladeshis were seized from Delhi's Sangam Vihar area.

Rajasthan’s elderly are victims of ‘digital murder’. eKYC gaps leave lakhs without pension

Digital verification issues are excluding Rajasthan’s elderly and disabled from pensions, with lakhs incorrectly declared ‘dead’ or missing. There’s an embarrassing KYC-shaped hole in Digital India.

AI has done more than just help govts do things right. It let them also do the right things

From Singapore's eCitizen portal to UK's Smart motorways, these examples merely scratch the surface of how tech is helping govts do more with less – a necessity in today’s world.

Govt offices just can’t handle my South Indian name. A saga of dots and initials

This isn’t a rant. It’s a major issue faced by lakhs of people — predominantly from South India — when they try to navigate the myriad of government IDs and their differing rules.

Govt grants patent to Bengaluru firm for first-of-its-kind system to manage Aadhaar data

SISA says its newly patented system will help streamline automated detection, masking, and secure management of Aadhaar data across various platforms without user intervention.

IT dept asks taxpayers to link Aadhaar with PAN by 31 May to avoid steeper TDS cuts

If PAN is not linked with the biometric Aadhaar, TDS is deducted at double the applicable rate.

‘Even Ram bhakts in Assam don’t have Aadhaar’: Congress MLA & CM Sarma’s war of words over NRC

Responding to MLA Kamalakhya Dey's tirade in assembly, CM said 'we would do certain things for Ram bhakts to resolve this issue, those on your left and right would be first to object'.

Aadhaar can help India gamify healthcare. Give citizens points for positive behaviour

Aadhaar data can be used to nudge public behaviour through a points-based incentive system, with additive benefits the more health-positive actions one takes.

On Camera

This era has made journalistic independence harder than ever: New York Times publisher

Journalist Arthur Gregg Sulzberger delivered the Reuters Memorial Lecture on 4 March last year.

India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.