Page 12 - Latest Updates on Aadhaar
How Aadhaar has mobilised technology at the grass-root level in India
The system has significantly improved financial inclusion, access to public documents and services, tax compliance, retail payments and the management of government subsidies
 "How Aadhaar has mobilised technology at the grass-root level in India")
Women still prefer cash transactions followed by AadhaarPay: Survey
A majority of women still prefer doing cash transactions followed by AadhaarPay, according to a survey.
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Transport Min allows online Aadhaar verification for certain RTO services
'Certain services regarding Driving License and Certificate of Registration have been made completely online. Now these services can be availed without going to RTO,' says the ministry
Supreme Court rejects pleas seeking review of 2018 Aadhaar verdict
The Supreme Court has dismissed a batch of pleas seeking review of its 2018 verdict which had upheld the Centre's flagship Aadhaar scheme as constitutionally valid but struck down some of its provisions, including its linking with bank accounts, mobile phones and school admissions.
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SC ruling on review of verdict upholding Aadhaar scheme validity on Monday
The Supreme Court is to pronounce on Monday its verdict on pleas seeking review of a verdict upholding the Centre's flagship Aadhaar scheme as constitutionally valid but striking down some provisions
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Govt ready to roll out vaccine within 10 days of emergency nod: Health secy
Health personnel succh as doctors and nurses and frontline workers such as police personnel, home guards won't have to register themselves online to get the vaccine
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'India is a great example': Gates on UPI, country's digital finance model
Bill Gates is also optimistic about how quickly vaccines were being developed globally to address the Covid-19 pandemic.
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CBIC tightens noose on those issuing fake GST invoices without Aadhaar
Those who have been given registration without Aadhaar authentication would be taken as deemed registration.
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Push Rupay as first option, seed accounts with Aadhaar by Dec: FM to banks
Retired bank employees should not be forgotten; bankers should be a cohesive family such as in defence, says Sitharaman
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Aadhaar Act: No information on how beneficiaries are identified, shows RTI
Government officials have claimed that Aadhaar has helped save over Rs 90,000 crore by weeding out fake beneficiaries
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Infosys looks to double headcount in Canada in 12-18 months: Nilekani
The Aadhaar architect pointed out that Canada is a great centre for artificial intelligence (AI) and University of Toronto and Montreal are big centres for the new-age technology
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Over 40,900 fraudulent Aadhaar numbers cancelled up to August 31: Dhotre
A total of 40,955 fraudulent Aadhaar numbers have been cancelled up to August 31, 2020, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
Is digital ID system, Aadhaar, a tech solution for socio-economic problem?
Aadhaar began to take shape in 2009, when the Indian National Congress (INC) was in government, but saw aggressive implementation under the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), currently in office
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Taxpayers don't need to mention high-value transactions in ITR form: Report
Government is not considering any modification in the ITR form
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Over 100,000 scanned ID copies of Indians put on dark net for sale: Cyble
According to a report by cyber intelligence firm Cyble, the leaked data seems to have originated from a third party and not from the government system.
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Meet architects of Aarogya Setu, the app meant to stem Covid-19 spread
Bibhu Ranjan Mishra on the tech wizards behind the mobile app that's meant to contain the spread of Covid-19
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Three UPA-era initiatives prove crucial in Modi govt's war on Covid
While they provide a social security for India's poor and destitute, all three have undergone significant changes for better or worse, under the NDA regime
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De-lockdown needs a better foundation
The Disaster Management Act, 2005, is ill suited to be the main economic law of the country
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Coronvirus: EPFO to accept Aadhaar as birth proof online from subscribers
Earlier, the EPFO allowed its subscribers to withdraw three months basic pay and dearness allowance as non-refundable advance on the ground of COVID-19 lockdown from March 28, 2020
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The Ministry of Acronyms, Shlokas and Slogans
Whenever there's corona to be combatted, or banknotes to be withdrawn, this new ministry would come up with the necessary acronyms
