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This New UIDAI App Makes It Safer And Easier To Carry Your Aadhaar Identity
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has launched a new Aadhaar mobile app to make carrying and sharing your Aadhaar identity easier and safer. It acts like a digital Aadhaar wallet.
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Aadhaar Masking: How to Share a Copy of Your Aadhaar Without Showing the Full 12 Digits
Aadhaar is a 12-digit number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to each individual in India. It is a crucial document that is required by several organisations to access government-issued benefits and welfare schemes. Due to its increasing importance, Aadhaar details must be securely stored, and one of the ways to do so ...
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In UK Prime Minister's India Visit, An Aadhaar Idea Is High On Agenda
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer landed in Mumbai yesterday, and among the first people he met was Nandan Nilekani, co-founder of Infosys and chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India
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Keir Starmer Looks To India For Example On UK Plan For Digital ID
Keir Starmer spoke with Infosys Ltd. co-founder Nandan Nilekani, who is widely credited with implementing India's Unique ID Card in 2009, on Wednesday as part of his two-day visit to Mumbai.
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UIDAI Updates List of Valid Documents for Aadhaar Enrollment and Updation: How to Update Aadhaar Card Online
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has released an updated list of documents which are accepted for enrollment of Aadhaar, under the Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) First Amendment Regulations, 2025, and have come into effect July 2. To begin with, any document that has been uploaded as address proof, such as a voter ID or bank pas...
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Say Goodbye To PIN Codes: Meet DIGIPIN, India's New Digital Address System
DIGIPIN is a revolutionary digital addressing system launched by India Post, providing precise location identification through unique 10-character alphanumeric codes.
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CBSE Directs Schools To Adopt APAAR ID As Primary Student Identifier
The APAAR ID is a unique 12-digit identification number designed to consolidate students' academic and extracurricular records on a secure digital platform.
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UIDAI Partners With IIT Bombay to Develop Touchless Biometric Capture System
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has joined hands with the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-Bombay) to develop a robust touchless biometric capture system for easier usage anytime and anywhere, the Ministry of Electronics and IT said.
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UIDAI Makes Aadhaar's Online Document Update Facility Free Till June 14
The Unique Identification Authority of India has made document update facility online for Aadhaar free till June 14, an official statement said on Wednesday. Earlier, residents were required to pay Rs. 25 to update their documents on the Aadhaar portal.
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India's Digital Database for Farmers AgriStack Piloted by Microsoft Stirs Fears About Privacy, Exclusion
The government’s plan to build digital databases of farmers to boost their incomes has raised concerns about privacy and the exclusion of poor farmers and those without land titles. AgriStack will be piloted by Microsoft in 100 villages. Each farmer will have a unique digital identification that contains personal details, information about the la...
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India's Digital IDs for Land Could Exclude Poor, Indigenous Communities, Experts Warn
The 14-digit Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN) planned rolled out across the country by March 2022, could exclude rural and indigenous people who do not hold titles, and further marginalise those without internet access, experts said.
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Aadhaar Can Be India's Wall Against Illegal Immigrants, Says Top Official
Aadhaar can act as a digital wall capable of preventing the re-entry of illegal immigrants into the system once their enrolment has been cancelled, a top official of the Unique Identification Authority of India has told NDTV.
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Aadhaar, World's Largest Digital ID Project, Sued For Data Leaks
The Delhi High Court has agreed to hear a plea seeking damages from the operator of world's largest biometric database for alleged failure to adopt adequate security measures that led to data leaks.
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Congress Supported It Too: Aadhaar Body Criticised Kapil Sibal
The Aadhaar scheme has the support of two successive governments and senior advocate Kapil Sibal, who had opposed it for a party in the Supreme Court, was part of the empowered Group of Ministers which had dealt with the 12 digit unique national identifier issue, the UIDAI counsel said today.
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How To Get Aadhaar Card Number (UID) For Your Child
A pre-requisite is that one of the parents must have his Aadhaar card number for biometric authentication, according to Digital India's verified Twitter account.
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This New UIDAI App Makes It Safer And Easier To Carry Your Aadhaar Identity
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has launched a new Aadhaar mobile app to make carrying and sharing your Aadhaar identity easier and safer. It acts like a digital Aadhaar wallet.
-
Aadhaar Masking: How to Share a Copy of Your Aadhaar Without Showing the Full 12 Digits
Aadhaar is a 12-digit number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to each individual in India. It is a crucial document that is required by several organisations to access government-issued benefits and welfare schemes. Due to its increasing importance, Aadhaar details must be securely stored, and one of the ways to do so ...
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In UK Prime Minister's India Visit, An Aadhaar Idea Is High On Agenda
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer landed in Mumbai yesterday, and among the first people he met was Nandan Nilekani, co-founder of Infosys and chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India
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Keir Starmer Looks To India For Example On UK Plan For Digital ID
Keir Starmer spoke with Infosys Ltd. co-founder Nandan Nilekani, who is widely credited with implementing India's Unique ID Card in 2009, on Wednesday as part of his two-day visit to Mumbai.
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UIDAI Updates List of Valid Documents for Aadhaar Enrollment and Updation: How to Update Aadhaar Card Online
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has released an updated list of documents which are accepted for enrollment of Aadhaar, under the Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) First Amendment Regulations, 2025, and have come into effect July 2. To begin with, any document that has been uploaded as address proof, such as a voter ID or bank pas...
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Say Goodbye To PIN Codes: Meet DIGIPIN, India's New Digital Address System
DIGIPIN is a revolutionary digital addressing system launched by India Post, providing precise location identification through unique 10-character alphanumeric codes.
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CBSE Directs Schools To Adopt APAAR ID As Primary Student Identifier
The APAAR ID is a unique 12-digit identification number designed to consolidate students' academic and extracurricular records on a secure digital platform.
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UIDAI Partners With IIT Bombay to Develop Touchless Biometric Capture System
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has joined hands with the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-Bombay) to develop a robust touchless biometric capture system for easier usage anytime and anywhere, the Ministry of Electronics and IT said.
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UIDAI Makes Aadhaar's Online Document Update Facility Free Till June 14
The Unique Identification Authority of India has made document update facility online for Aadhaar free till June 14, an official statement said on Wednesday. Earlier, residents were required to pay Rs. 25 to update their documents on the Aadhaar portal.
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India's Digital Database for Farmers AgriStack Piloted by Microsoft Stirs Fears About Privacy, Exclusion
The government’s plan to build digital databases of farmers to boost their incomes has raised concerns about privacy and the exclusion of poor farmers and those without land titles. AgriStack will be piloted by Microsoft in 100 villages. Each farmer will have a unique digital identification that contains personal details, information about the la...
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India's Digital IDs for Land Could Exclude Poor, Indigenous Communities, Experts Warn
The 14-digit Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN) planned rolled out across the country by March 2022, could exclude rural and indigenous people who do not hold titles, and further marginalise those without internet access, experts said.
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Aadhaar Can Be India's Wall Against Illegal Immigrants, Says Top Official
Aadhaar can act as a digital wall capable of preventing the re-entry of illegal immigrants into the system once their enrolment has been cancelled, a top official of the Unique Identification Authority of India has told NDTV.
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Aadhaar, World's Largest Digital ID Project, Sued For Data Leaks
The Delhi High Court has agreed to hear a plea seeking damages from the operator of world's largest biometric database for alleged failure to adopt adequate security measures that led to data leaks.
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Congress Supported It Too: Aadhaar Body Criticised Kapil Sibal
The Aadhaar scheme has the support of two successive governments and senior advocate Kapil Sibal, who had opposed it for a party in the Supreme Court, was part of the empowered Group of Ministers which had dealt with the 12 digit unique national identifier issue, the UIDAI counsel said today.
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How To Get Aadhaar Card Number (UID) For Your Child
A pre-requisite is that one of the parents must have his Aadhaar card number for biometric authentication, according to Digital India's verified Twitter account.
