aadhaar ecosystem

Principal Secretary PK Mishra cautioned financial systems against excessive speculation and market instability, emphasizing their connection to the real economy and citizens' lives. He highlighted India's digital public infrastructure, including the JAM trinity and UPI, as transformative forces for financial inclusion and credit access, particularly for underserved populations.

Odisha's state cabinet has approved a new law to regulate marine fishing, replacing the 1982 act. The "Odisha Marine Fishing (Prohibition and Regulation) Bill, 2026" aims to enhance coastal surveillance using technology, curb illegal fishing, and promote sustainable practices. The legislation also focuses on fishermen's safety and economic growth in the marine sector.

The arrest of Mohammed Usman Jatt, alias ‘Chinese’, shows how deeply foreign terrorists attempt to integrate into civilian environments. Such blending, security agencies believe, makes detection significantly harder

In a decade, India built the world’s largest population-scale real-time payments system. It changed not just banking, but behaviour itself

India's financial landscape has been revolutionized by UPI, the nation's digital payments centerpiece. Launched in 2016, it has become the world's largest real-time payment system by volume, processing billions of transactions monthly. UPI has significantly expanded financial inclusion, bringing millions into the digital economy and setting a global benchmark for inclusive financial innovation.

India's digital payments are getting a security boost from April 1 with stricter RBI authentication rules, requiring two-factor verification for all transactions to combat rising fraud. Beyond digital payments, changes affect credit cards, FASTags, RuPay cards, PAN applications, and banking services, alongside a new income tax framework, aiming for a safer financial ecosystem.

Several changes are expected to reduce the tax burden for the salaried class in general. We take a look at top 10 things salaried taxpayers should know going into the new financial year 2026-27:

India's vehicle scrappage policy aims for a circular economy but faces implementation hurdles. Gaps in infrastructure, particularly Automated Testing Stations and Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facilities, and regional disparities hinder progress. Overcoming these challenges through policy alignment, technology, and informal sector integration is crucial for success.

Meghalaya has been recognized as the nation's top-performing state in adult Aadhaar enrolment verification by UIDAI. This achievement follows a May 2023 reform where the state began verifying all new adult Aadhaar enrolments linked to Meghalaya, regardless of generation location. The citizen-centric approach has enhanced accuracy and reduced fraud.

The aadhaar ecosystem includes enrolling agencies, registrars, requesting entities, offline verification seeking entities and any other entity or group as may be specified by regulations. A bill to amend the Aadhaar Act, the Indian Telegraph Act and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act is listed for introduction in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.

The SC issued notice to the Centre and UIDAI seeking their response on validity of the Aadhaar ordinance allowing voluntary use of the document as identity proof. The notice was issued after a PIL was filed challenging the validity of Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019.

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has initiated a nationwide capacity-building drive to improve the proficiency of thousands of Aadhaar operators across the country. UIDAI aims to reduce errors at the operator level during enrolment, updates, and authentication processes to improve residents' experience. UIDAI has already conducted around two dozen training sessions to equip nearly 3,500 operators and master trainers with the latest enrolment, update, and authentication processes' knowledge. Over 100 more training sessions are expected to take place across the States and Union Territories in the current year.