News Another Database For Governance? India’s Urban Affairs Ministry Launches AAINA Portal To Track Work Of Urban Local Bodies As stated on the AAINA portal, there’s currently no ranking system in place which would affect funding, but the government has envisaged the portal... Sarasvati NTNovember 14, 2023
News How state family database projects pose dangers of in-depth citizen profiling and exclusion These databases aim to be a "single source of truth" by having a complete profile of all residents ready with the government Sarasvati NTJanuary 26, 2023
News NIA is working on a national database for internal security Is this database different from NATGRID? MitakshApril 22, 2022
News 360 degree profiling: Maharashtra government to assign unique IDs to citizens, integrate databases Government requirements to draw connections between people and places using data analytics also bring up surveillance fears. Aihik SurApril 12, 2022
News Owaisi opposes proposal to link birth and death data with Aadhaar, NPR citing right to privacy The proposal makes way for integration between state records and databases maintained at the national level. Nishant KauntiaDecember 9, 2021
News India working on creating a common database with family as the unit: MeitY in Parliament The IT Ministry promised adequate security measures for the database but was mum on the details. Aihik SurDecember 1, 2021
News Govt proposes linking birth and death data to Aadhaar, but critics fear an NRC revival The proposal for a unified database at the national level has been met with stiff opposition. Nishant KauntiaNovember 19, 2021
News Kerala’s answer to preventing lifestyle diseases may involve yet another health ID The launch of the nationwide ABDM last year has evidently given fresh impetus to health digitisation projects, not just in Kerala. Anushka JainNovember 9, 2021
News Government pushes past concerns on AgriStack to start issuing unique IDs for farmers The Agriculture Ministry has started to piece together a database comprising crores of Indian farmers as launch day approaches. Anushka JainSeptember 20, 2021
News Aadhaar-seeded National Database of Unorganised Workers rolling out next month says Labour Minister In view of the migrant workers’ crisis, a Supreme Court order had also directed states to run community kitchens and distribute dry rations. ... Anushka JainJuly 20, 2021