Aadhaar card

In a major relief to thousands of aspiring doctors, engineers and professionals, the Govt. has made it clear that Aadhaar is not a mandatory requirement for any All-India exam. A five-judge Constitution bench has ordered CBSE to inform all…

UIDAI has ordered all telecom operators to devise their own tools, in order to check Aadhaar-SIM linking. This decision was made after it was found that some retailers, agents are misusing their privileges, and taking biometric…

UIDAI has declared that Bal Aadhaar will have no biometric identification, like Iris scan or fingerprint scans. However, once the kid crosses 5 years of age, then a regular Aadhaar would be issued, which will have the biometric details.

ModiCare, which has been declared as world’s largest healthcare system will now have an Aadhaar-like identification platform, which will make it the world’s largest such healthcare IT platform. In a related news, AAP-led Delhi Govt. has…

Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the central authority on Aadhaar cards in India has explicitly stated that plastic smart cards, disguised as Aadhaar Smart Cards are a complete waste of money, and not feasible for long-term…

Previously there was only one way of linking your SIM with Aadhaar. That was to go to the nearest store of your service provider and get it done. It was a tedious time-consuming process which meant waiting in queues for hours. Now you can…

UIDAI will not have to set up a new process to create or store face ids of citizens as it already has in their database. In their statement, UIDAI said that during Aadhaar enrollment drive, the face of the ID holder was already captured,…

Now, an enhanced security mechanism, a 16-digit Virtual Aadhaar ID, has been introduced, which will further strengthen the safety mechanisms, and hopefully, will fill the security loopholes. UIDAI has been working on this security mechanism…

As part of the drive to secure Aadhaar data, access of 5000 Govt officials from UIDAI has been terminated and restricted.

Indian Railways has decided to go full throttle for a cashless economy by launching its own branded debit cards which will have some special features for booking train tickets. Indian Railways has decided to subtly push for Aadhaar linking…