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Why CBSE making APAAR mandatory for board exam registration has sparked privacy debate

Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry or APAAR contains a student’s academic record from pre-primary to higher education level. It is part of NEP 2020.

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.

Govt’s information wing cautions against sharing Aadhaar copy, retracts note 48 hours later

PIB's 27 May note had advised the general public not to share a photocopy of one’s Aadhaar with any unlicensed private entities.

Election Commission proposes making paid news and false affidavits electoral offences

CEC Sunil Arora, Ashok Lavasa and Sushil Chandra also discussed linking of voters list or electoral roll with Aadhaar numbers to clean up duplicate entries.

Supreme Court transfers all pending social media-Aadhaar linking cases to itself

The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to submit a report in January on the notification of rules by which social media misuse can be checked.

Linking Aadhaar with voter ID — Election Commission to decide within weeks

EC is in favour of the idea, but studying how recent amendments to Aadhaar Act may affect this linkage, says official.

Review petition in Supreme Court wants Aadhaar verdict re-examined

The petition has also sought an open court hearing in the matter.

Supreme Court’s balancing act on Aadhaar, and adultery law’s fall

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Supreme Court to deliver landmark Aadhaar verdict tomorrow

Supreme Court will decide if Aadhaar is a breach of one’s right to privacy, and if the govt can make it compulsory for benefits & services.

Lucknow medical institute server not secure, ripe for data theft, says expert

Ethical hacker says server allows access to Aadhaar, PAN cards, and details of organ donors and recipients among others.

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Essential oils aren’t just about nice smells. They can change your skincare routine

Essential oils contain powerful properties that can help address concerns like acne, aging, hydration, and inflammation.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.