Met the 'Department of Big Moves'?

This whirlwind of activity only confirms that rushing around creating an impression of pompous busy-ness is not the same thing as solving problems, argues Mitali Saran. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

How PM Modi has outplayed the media

From a ruling party's perspective, the BJP is in a sweet spot; editorial independence and analytical coverage of governance is rapidly declining. Rahul Jacob explains Image: Prime Minister Narendra......

Pradeep Khosla reappointed Carnegie dean

Pradeep K Khosla, university professor at Carnegie Mellon University inPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was last week appointed dean of the Carnegie Institute of Technology for a second five-year term in......

Private players face glitches in Aadhaar authentication and e-KYC

E-KYCs and Aadhaar authentication are of crucial importance to the fin-tech companies as the recent RBI instructions require strict KYCs for these players to function in the market. Illustration:......

Why is UIDAI cracking down on individuals hoarding Aadhaar data?

Private firms' offer to print Aadhaar details on plastic card a breach of law The billion-strong citizen identification system, Aadhaar, has given rise to businesses keen on illegal harnessing of......

Nilekanis' most ambitious project to teach 200 million children

Nandan Nilekani and his wife Rohini are trying to improve education across India using interactive computer games and software to teach children via smartphones.  Image: Rohini's involvement......

Developers built 36 apps at first ever Aadhaar hackathon

Teams of students and coders demonstrated in 24 hours diverse programmes impacting health and livelihood issues with use of a personal identity number.  Image: Sachin Vasista.    ......