Tag: Aadhar

Last date for linking of PAN to Aadhaar extended to June 2023

Now, persons can intimate their Aadhaar to the prescribed authority for Aadhaar-PAN linking without facing repercussions, the government said.

March 28, 2023

Aadhaar e-KYC transactions register significant jump

A total of 169 entities, including 105 banks, are live on e-KYC.

January 27, 2023

PhonePe first player to enable UPI activation with Aadhaar

Leading fintech platform PhonePe on Wednesday announced it has enabled UPI activation using Aadhaar-based OTP authentication.

November 9, 2022

25.25 crore Aadhar based e-KYC transactions recorded in Sep, grows by 7.7%

Aadhaar adoption and usage continued to record growth as during the month of September, 25.25 crore e-KYC transactions were executed through Aadhaar -- almost 7.7 per cent jump in such transactions when compared with August.

October 26, 2022

Aadhar card-themed pandal in Jamshedpur specifies Lord Ganesha’s address, date of birth

On occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, a pandal has been prepared in the shape of an Aadhaar card, identifying Lord Ganesha's address in Kailash and his date of birth during the 6th century.

September 1, 2022

Aadhar saved over Rs 2 Lakh crore by “eliminating fake IDs”: Amitabh Kant

NITI Aayog Chief Executive Officer Amitabh Kant on Wednesday said that Aadhar has become a “bedrock” for the government welfare schemes and it has saved over 2 Lakh crore by “eliminating fake and duplicate identities.”

June 2, 2022

South Dinajpur revs up work to link ration card with Aadhar

According to sources at the district food control office, 75 per cent of the uploading work was completed, but only 45 per cent was verified by the central agency, while it has rejected the others for mismatch of information like spelling mistakes, date of birth etc.

July 30, 2021

Cyclone affected farmers to get compensation for loss of crops

Paddy crops cultivated in 1,81,000 hectares and standing paddy on 60,611 hectares of land have been completely lost in the natural disaster.

December 5, 2019

How to update Aadhar Card online

In case you don’t have an address proof with you, you can still update your Aadhar Card with the help of a verifier.

July 19, 2019

UIDAI helpline has entered your contact list, check your phone

There had been no earlier message seeking permission regarding the same, but the number automatically appeared in the contact list.

August 3, 2018

Aadhaar driving IT security spending in India : Report

The findings are based on inputs from 1,200 IT security managers in eight countries, including India, and across four major vertical markets.

July 24, 2018

Aadhaar data fully safe, no breach possible: UIDAI

Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Thursday denied breach or leak of Aadhaar data after a newspaper reported it bought unrestricted access to the details of over one billion Aadhaar numbers — for just Rs 500. “The Aadhaar data, including biometric information, is fully safe and secure,” the authority said in a statement, calling...

January 4, 2018

Heavy work calendar awaits Supreme Court in 2018

Taking forward the agenda set in 2017, the Supreme Court in 2018 is set to decide on a number of important issues — including the Ayodhya title dispute — that will have a bearing on the country’s politics, economics, inter-state relations and the conflict over the national capital’s governance. With pendency of over 55,000 cases,...

January 2, 2018

Linking bank accounts with Aadhaar is govt’s decision: RBI

At a time when customers are rushing to link all their bank accounts with Aadhaar, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has clarified that it never issued any such directions, it was the decision of the Indian government. The apex bank further clarified that in applicable cases, linkage of Aadhaar number to bank account is...

October 21, 2017

Supreme Court’s judgement on privacy protects Aadhar: Jaitley

The recent Supreme Court order on the right to privacy lays down the correct exemptions which protects Aadhar, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said. Jaitley, who is in the US to attend the annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank, was responding to a question at the prestigious Columbia University on how the...

October 11, 2017

Centre objects to lawyer saying India becoming ‘totalitarian’

The government on Friday took strong exception in the Supreme Court when the parties challenging Aadhaar scheme said the country was creeping towards becoming a “concentration camp” and a “totalitarian state”. The high-voltage hearing before a bench headed by Justice J Chelameswar saw Attorney General K K Venugopal strongly objecting to the use of these phrases...

July 7, 2017

Now, Aadhaar integration available on Skype Lite

To prevent impersonation fraud, Microsoft has integrated its "Made for India" Skype Lite app with Aadhaar, thereby allowing users of the app to verify the caller's identity online. Aadhaar is considered to be the world's largest national identification number project and allows users in India to communicate with government, business, and others with a higher...

July 6, 2017