The clean-up process is carried out to ensure the identity of deceased persons is not misused in committing fraud and availing welfare schemes.

Over 20 million Aadhaar IDs deactivated in nationwide cleanup drive

The government has amended the Aadhaar Act to allow private entities to use Aadhaar authentication for delivering their services, according to a notification issued on Friday. Watch in for more details!

India: Government Expands Aadhaar Authentication Usage: How Will This Work? | WION Explained

A top Japanese technocrat, often hailed as the ‘father of the internet’ in Japan, has lauded India’s Aadhaar and India Stack for putting the country on the path of drastic technological advancements while putting Japan far behind the technology curve.

India’s Aadhaar put Japan far behind tech curve, admits Japanese ‘father of Internet’

Worldcoin, a cryptocurrency and digital identity project led by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, aims to establish a global network inspired by India's Aadhaar system, Reuters reported.

India's Aadhaar inspires Sam Altman's crypto project Worldcoin

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government slammed the claims made by global credit agency Moody's that questioned the privacy and security in India's successful biometric identification project Aadhaar, a 12 digit individual identification number issued to all Indian citizens by the Unique Identification Authority of India.

India slams Moody's 'hot, humid' claims over Aadhaar's security and efficiency

Moody's investor service had raised concerns about the viability of India's Aadhaar system.

Moody's questions India's Aadhaar

Scams are on the rise as hackers and malicious minds are innovating with new phishing tactics. The government of India has hence warned citizens to be extra careful when it comes to their Aadhaar cards. The UIDAI which is the governing body of Aadhaar has issued a warning about the rising number of frauds and scams related to the Aadhaar card.

India: Aadhaar card scams on the rise

In her Budget 2023 speech on Wednesday (February 1), Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced the government’s approach towards simplifying the know-your-customer (KYC) process.

Budget 2023: Govt simplifies KYC; DigiLocker, Aadhaar to serve as ‘foundational identity’

Soon, food provision under Mid-Day Meal Scheme in western Indian state of Maharashtra will be linked with Aadhaar card. The implementation of this rule is due to start from January 2023 as per government order.

No mid-day meal without Aadhaar card in Maharashtra soon

The Modi government has asked Indian citizens to avoid sharing photocopy of Aadhaar card in a new advsiory. "Do not share a photocopy of your Aadhaar with any organisation as it can be misused.

Modi government asks Indian citizens to avoid sharing photocopy of Aadhaar

Obtaining a 12-digit Unique Identification Authority of India, or UIDAI, number is critical since accurate Aadhaar card information is required to claim several government-sponsored social programmes.

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India's Upper House of Parliament on Tuesday passed a significant electoral bill to link Aadhaar with voter ID cards. The Aadhaar card is a unique 12-digit ID. It is given to the residents of India based on their biometric data.

India's new electoral reform bill: Linking Aadhaar to voter IDs

The Indian government has slammed an article in The Economist magazine that highlighted a digital divide in the country. The government said that that article was “inaccurate and biased", it "betrays a severe lack of journalistic diligence" and “contradicts even the past reports” published in the same publication.

India calls article in The Economist on digital divide 'inaccurate'

New Delhi [India], Dec 9 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to pass any directions to the Centre on a plea seeking to formulate a policy related to linking social media accounts of individuals with Aadhaar and other identification proofs to weed out fake and ghost accounts.

Delhi HC refuses to pass directions to Centre to link social media accounts of individuals with Aadhaar

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing on a petition seeking a direction to link movable and immovable property documents of citizens with their Aadhaar number to curb corruption, black money generation and Benami transactions.

Delhi High Court adjourns hearing on plea seeking linkage of Aadhaar to properties

Indian films ‘Aadhaar’ and ‘Raahgir’ are all set to premiere at the Busan International Film Festival in October this year. Starring Vineet Kumar Singh, ‘Aadhaar’ is set to premiere on October 6 at the festival which will run from October 3 to 12.

Busan Film Festival 2019: Vineet Singh’s ‘Aadhaar’ and Adil Hussain’s ‘Raahgir’ to premiere at the festival

The Delhi High Court on Friday sought response of the Centre on a plea which has challenged the constitutional validity of the recent Aadhaar Ordinance on the grounds that it was brought to "overturn" the Supreme Court decision regarding the use of Aadhaar by the private sector.

Plea challenges Aadhaar ordinance: High Court seeks Centre's stand

The Cabinet Thursday approved the promulgation of an Ordinance to allow voluntary use of Aadhaar as identity proof for opening bank account and procuring mobile phone connection.

Cabinet approves Aadhaar Ordinance to allow its use as ID proof for bank accounts, SIM connection

The Central Board of Direct Taxes has stressed that Aadhaar-PAN linking is "mandatory" for those filing an Income Tax Return (ITR) and this procedure has to be "completed" by March 31 this year.

Linking Aadhaar-PAN to be completed by March 31: Central Board of Direct Taxes

Estonia is one of the most advanced digital societies in the world. In 2007, a small country in Europe, Estonia was under a cyberattack. The attack paralysed the entire digital network of the country and brought it to a standstill.

When life gives you lemons, turn them into lemonade: Estonian ambassador to WION on cyber attacks

The centre has made Aadhaar number of small and marginal farmers optional for availing the first instalment of Rs 2,000 under the recently launched Rs 75,000 crore PM-Kisan scheme, according to official document.

Payments to farmers: Government says Aadhaar not compulsory for 1st installment

Earlier, persons over 65 and under 15 could show their PAN card, driving licence, Central Government Health Service (CGHS) card or ration card, but not the Aadhaar while travelling Nepal, Bhutan.

MHA tweaks travel norms: Indians over 65, under 15 can use Aadhaar to visit Nepal, Bhutan

All ration cards have been digitised and around 80 per cent of them have been linked with Aadhaar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday. "In the last four years, we have cancelled around 6 crore fake ration cards, gas connections and scholarships.

All ration cards digitised, 80% linked with Aadhaar: PM Modi

According to the award citation, Modi was selected for his 'outstanding leadership for the nation'.

PM Modi receives first-ever Philip Kotler award

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