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Tuesday, April 7, 2026
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Topic: UIDAI

As UIDAI’s budget falls to a fourth of funds sought, House panel asks it to publish utilisation reports

Funds allocated have declined over the years years, while the authority's stated requirement has grown. Panel tells UIDAI that 'cost-benefit analysis must guide all new initiatives'.

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.

Fingerprints found at crime scene can’t be matched with Aadhaar data to find criminal, UIDAI says

In affidavit before Delhi HC in case of 2018 robbery and murder, UIDAI says it’s against the Aadhaar Act to use biometric information collected under the law for identifying criminals.

Sex workers can now get Aadhaar cards without address proof, UIDAI informs SC

UIDAI has decided not to seek residential proof and instead accept a certificate that can be issued to the sex worker by a gazetted officer of NACO, or of the state health department.

PM Modi pushes to link more welfare schemes with Aadhaar, use data for better planning

In a meeting last week, PM Modi also asked departmental secretaries to look into creating a task force for better data governance, citing example of GIS mapping.

Copyright issue, says UIDAI, days after ‘Aadhaar’ maker says release of film put on hold

Directed by Suman Ghosh, the film was cleared by the censor board in 2019 and premiered in Busan the same year. But its India release in February was stalled over objections by UIDAI.

Why we made Aadhaar a number, and not a card

In ‘The Making of Aadhaar’, former UIDAI CEO Ram Sewak Sharma writes about why the counter-intuitive decision to make Aadhaar a digital ID and not a smartcard worked.

What the Aadhaar Amendment Bill fails to address

Although on-point in certain aspects, the Aadhaar Bill is an underwhelming effort at reforming the structure of the programme.

Evolution of Aadhaar shows it is a gamechanger, says Arun Jaitley

Instead of taking credit for Aadhaar, Congress lawyers challenged it in court and appeared as anti-technology, anti-Aadhaar faces.

On Camera

From water to visas to security—India-Bangladesh ties moved beyond Hasina

Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman’s two-day visit to New Delhi this week, along with a high-powered delegation, is being hailed as a ‘major diplomatic breakthrough’.

Syringes, MRI to ventilators, West Asia war squeezing India’s medical supply chain—costs up 10 to 50%

Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.