Topic: Aadhaar
New Finance Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey is a multi-tasker — Indian economy will test him
For nearly a year between 2018 and 2019, Ajay Bhushan Pandey handled 3 crucial positions — revenue secretary, CEO of UIDAI & chairman of GST Network.
Tech intervention in welfare schemes necessary, but requires social integration: Experts
On the sidelines of CPR Dialogues 2020, experts agreed over the need to make usage of technology in welfare schemes more collaborative.
Modi govt tells EC it will amend laws to link Aadhaar with voter IDs to enable remote voting
Govt assures poll watchdog it will soon take the proposal to Cabinet for approval as this would require amendments to Representation of People’s Act.
No proposal to link social media profiles with Aadhaar, govt tells Lok Sabha
Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said steps were being taken to curb spread of fake news and pornography through social media platforms.
Aadhaar required for families of victims of terror, communal violence availing govt aid
The Home Ministry said the scheme will come into effect in all states and Union territories except Assam and Meghalaya, where UIDAI has not covered all residents.
Why India should shelve NPR, the National Population Register
The objective of the NPR can be fulfilled by Aadhaar. The duplication is a waste of resources.
India is 5th worst offender in the world for invasive use of biometric data, says report
In a study done by Comparitech, some of the worst countries for biometric data usage are in Asia while the least invasive nations are in Europe.
NRC to GST – How Modi & Amit Shah create Anxiety Raj and still win elections
Modi’s popularity ratings keep rising despite economic slowdown and undemocratic lockdowns. This is how he does it.
Why liberals won’t be looking forward to DY Chandrachud’s term as CJI after Ayodhya verdict
Liberal credentials of Justice DY Chandrachud, hailed by media and the progressives for his dissenting views, have been inconsistent, to say the least.
You can’t coerce India to adopt digital payments. Here’s what Modi govt should try instead
Those who invested in or built standalone payment firms might be regretting because Modi govt’s move to remove MDR has harmed their business model.
Asians will become the new Muslims — how coronavirus will change our world like 9/11
To control another Covid-19 outbreak, solutions like body screening, temperature guns, sanitising kits will become a permanent part of our lives.
Covid-19 Battle: Are Indian chief ministers measuring up or need strong central oversight?
PM Modi held a video conference with all chief ministers Thursday to take stock of the situation arising out of the Covid-19 health emergency.
Defence
IAF airlifts 6.2 tonnes of essential medicines, hospital consumables to Maldives
The consignment was airlifted to Male by an Indian Air Force C-130 aircraft, as part of 'Operation Sanjeevani'.
Modi’s India isn’t Mao’s China. Silly forecasts assume we’ll let corona kill millions of us
There are many scary scenarios about how badly we Indians may be affected or how many killed by Covid-19. But they presume we will do nothing to influence our fates.