12972 - Aadhaar Articles Dated 14th February 2018

	Aadhaar Is a Vital Tool in Achieving Economic Equality for Women News Deeply By giving everyone in the country an official ID number, many for the first time, the Aadhaar program is one of India's most effective tools to increase economic participation, especially for women, says tech investor Mohandas Pai. Women's Financial Inclusion Needs a Bigger Fix Than Digital IDs - News Deeply
	Aadhaar data breach: Why robust redressal system is needed to solve grievances with UIDAI Moneycontrol.com Whereas UIDAI is attempting to continuously boost security measures for authentication of individuals under Aadhaar by using technologies such as dummy numbers, facial recognition, etc, it is true that despite such attempts there is a possibility of breach, as counter to such technological security ...
	Aadhaar ruling will be more significant than Emergency verdict, Kapil Sibal tells SC Times of India NEW DELHI: Congress member and senior advocate Kapil Sibal told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that consequences of the Aadhaar verdict would be far more critical for the country and generations of citizens than the court's 1976 decision upholding suspension of fundamental rights, including right ... Aadhaar [Day-10 Session 2]Decision In This Case Is Going To Decide The Future Of India: Kapil ... - Live Law Anonymity & entitlements' aadhaar in Supreme Court - Economic Times For govt., Aadhaar may be an enabler for people with no proof of identity: Justice Chandrachud - The Hindu
	PPF, Bank Accounts Need Aadhaar Linking But These Three Services Don't NDTV Even as the Supreme Court is hearing cases against this mandatory linking of Aadhaar card number with other services, as of now the last day of linking Aadhaar is March 31, 2018. However, the deadline to link Aadhaar has been extended several times before as people have raised privacy concerns ...
	Critics of Aadhaar Say They Are Under Surveillance, Allege Government Harassment The Wire They said UIDAI and other government agencies were extremely sensitive to criticism of the Aadhaar programme. Aadhaar is becoming integral to the digitisation of India's economy, with over 1.1 billion users and the world's biggest database. Indians have been asked to furnish their Aadhaar numbers ... Do not deny benefits for want of Aadhaar, Law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad tells states - India Today ETtech Morning briefing: Amazon layoffs India impact, Aadhaar & more - ETtech.com Govt to set up sanitary pad manufacturing units in all blocks: Ravi Shankar Prasad - Moneycontrol.com
	UIDAI Reminds Government to Serve Citizens Even When Aadhaar Authentication Fails findBIOMETRICS UIDAI Reminds Government to Serve Citizens Even When Aadhaar Authentication Fails The Unique Identification Authority of India is urgently reminding government service providers that they are obligated to serve citizens even when those citizens aren't able to present credentials with Aadhaar, the ...
	Aadhaar Affects Not Just Fundamental Rights, But Federalism as Well NewsClick In the first session on Day 10 of the Aadhaar hearings that took place on February 13, Senior Counsel Kapil Sibal advanced his arguments. His arguments began by drawing a comparison with the Biometric Database Law of Israel. The Israel law makes the ID cards voluntary, whereas by specifically ...
	'Accused made hundreds of fake Aadhaar, PAN cards The Hindu On February 9, the Crime Branch's Unit II had arrested Sunil Chaudhari (35) and Attaullah Abdul Malik (25) for allegedly selling forged documents including driving licenses, Aadhaar, PAN and voter identity cards. Police also recovered hundreds of blank cards from the accused's office in Masjid Bunder.
	Bhopal private schools in dilemma over Aadhaar mismatch Times of India BHOPAL: After the state government made Aadhaar mandatory for online registration system to seek admission under Right to Education (RTE), private schools are in a state of confusion. Information available with schools with regards to their students has failed to match with that of the Samagra and ...
	Equifax Confirms 'Probable' Breached Data Was Indeed Stolen GovInfoSecurity.com "There have been many instances of Aadhaar data compromise. It is a challenge to ascertain where the compromise has occurred - at the Central Identities Data Repository or at the user agency system level; there is little information about whether the data has been secured," says Bengaluru-based ...
	After Aadhaar fiasco, hospital sets up reception room for pregnant women Times of India GURUGRAM: A dedicated reception room to guide incoming pregnant women is set to come up at General Hospital in Civil Lines, where a 25-year-old woman delivered a baby in a cycle stand in front of the emergency ward after doctors and nurses delayed her admission last Friday. The proposed ...
	Do not deny benefits to people for want of Aadhaar: IT minister to state governments The Hans India Prasad said that many times finger print of elderlies do not match and he has directed the department to note their Aadhaar number in a register but they should not be denied benefits they are entitled to.The minister said the government is working to link Aadhaar with motor driving licence and cited an ...
	Centre, states hold discussions to develop framework for encouraging digital use in various sectors Livemint During the conclave, Prasad also asked state governments to ensure that no one is denied any benefit for want of Aadhaar. There are more than 1.2 billion Aadhaar number holders in the country. However, around 140 million people are yet to be registered. These people are mainly from north-eastern ...
	Only a handful of MSMEs may gain from 5% cut in corporate tax Times of India Udyog Aadhaar enrolment mechanism replaced all other forms of online and offline registrations from September 2015. ... The tax department's data shows that only about 7,00,000 enterprises across the country pay taxes, whereas the Udyog Aadhaar registration shows that there are over 41 lakh ...
	India hopes to become an AI powerhouse by copying China's model Quartz Niti Aayog, led by CEO Amitabh Kant, has been a key promoter of various digital campaigns in the country, including the massive biometric programme, Aadhaar, and the India chain project, which is creating blockchain infrastructure to support IndiaStack, a set of codes developed around Aadhaar.
	India's cryptocurrency followers might need to hyperlink their Aadhaar IDs with their wallets Luxora Leader As India cozies up further with cryptocurrencies, it looks like enthusiasts will have to let the government get a ringside view of the action, as a proposal to link accounts on exchanges to users' national IDs is in the works. Ajeet Khurana, head of the Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Committee of the Internet ...
	Digital payment is becoming easier day by day: SBI Daily Pioneer BHIM-Aadhaar-SBI is a digital payment acceptance solution from State Bank of India which enables an SBI merchant to accept payments for goods/services using his Android smartphone and fingerprint reader, from customers having Aadhaar seeded bank accounts, by authenticating the customer's ...
	Indian Bitcoin exchanges to create central repository of users, bring in self-regulation The News Minute By this move by the Bitcoin exchanges, the details of the buyers and sellers of the digital currency through the exchange can be traced through their Aadhaar or PAN numbers. The repository will also hold information on the details of the transactions, including the frequency of the transactions and the ... Indian bitcoin exchanges plan central repository to keep tabs on deals - domain-B
	India aims to deliver groundbreaking agricultural blockchain finder.com.au Integration of the digital soil health cards and other agricultural applications is one of the first planned uses of IndiaChain, along with tracking of student registration at universities and electricity distribution around the country. But eventually it's intended to be widely integrated with India's Aadhaar system.
	PM Narendra Modi's Ramayana jibe row: Shatrughan Sinha says 'Laugh Renuka laugh' Times Now During a debate in the Rajya Sabha on Februray 7, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had questioned the Congress' claim of being the originator of the biometric national ID Aadhaar when he said that the then home minister LK Advani had in 1998 spoken about an all-purpose national ID in Rajya Sabha.
	The big news: Government clears plan to procure 7.40 lakh assault rifles, and 9 other top stories Scroll.in Aadhaar card may serve as an opportunity for those with no identity proof, says SC judge: Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, however, disagreed and said the Aadhaar Act's intent is not to give anyone the benefit of an identity. Court frames terror charges against Indian Mujahideen's Yasin Bhatkal: Five cases ...
	Aaple Sarkar services to be extended to urban areas NYOOOZ “We hope that more such centres will be set up to render Aadhaar services, including that of updating information and linking for various services,” the state IT secretary added.The state government had earlier requested the authorities for involving CSC-SPV to operate some of the centres. “Collectors of ...