Tag: Biometrics

New Delhi: The Aadhaar number has been linked to 52.95 crore savings accounts in the public sector banks, regional rural banks and private sector banks, Parliament was informed on Friday. “As per reports received from public sector banks, Regional Rural Banks and 13 private sector banks, there are 110.03 crore individual, operative savings bank accounts […]

New Delhi: Admitting to an instance of attempt to misuse biometrics data, the Unique identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Sunday said that the information on individuals enrolled by it is safe and secure. This clarification by the UIDAI, which administers the Aadhaar project, comes in the wake of recent reports of breach in the […]

New Delhi: Trackers in weapons and biometrics in smart guns are some of the new technology that the security forces fighting the Naxals may adopt soon to check use of looted arms by the guerrillas. The idea was floated by Home Minister Rajnath Singh while addressing a meeting of chief ministers of Naxal-hit states here […]

Bhubaneswar: With COVID-19 situation assuming serious proportions, Odisha government has exempted biometric mode of Aadhaar authentication for distribution of PDS commodities through e-POS devices. “In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, biometric mode of Aadhaar authentication using finger print scanner and IRIS device has been exempted, during distribution of PDS ration through e-PoS device at Fair […]