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Amid India's Digital infra push, Moody's say the world's largest digital ID p0rogramme often denies service to users: it questions reliability of biometric technology, warns of privacy and security risks. Global rating major Moody's Investors Service has flagged concerns about security and privacy vulnerabilities in centralised identification system such as India;s Aadhar programme. The unique ID system often results in "service denials" and using biometric technologies in humid conditions is unreliable, it noted. The Aadhar System enables access to public and private sectors, with verification through fingerprint or iris scans and alternatives such as one-time password (OTP). However, it "faces hurdles including the burden of establishing authorisation and concerns about biometric reliability" Moody's said.  "The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) administers Aadhar aiming to integrate marginalised groups and expand welfare b...

Aadhar card not mandatory for electoral rolls, will make changes in form to enroll new Voters    Election Commission of India (ECI) tells Supreme Court. Aadhar number is not mandatory to register as a voter poll panes to Supreme Court. The Election Commission of India (ECI). The Election Commission of India (ECI) told the Supreme Court that the Aadhar number would no longer be mandatory to enroll a person as a voter. The Election Commission of India (ECI) told the Supreme Court that it will issue appropriate clarification changes in the registration electoral rolls. The changes as per the poll panel will no longer mandate an adult to insert the details of their Aadhar number for the purpose of electoral roll authentication. Current Form 6 and Form 6B for registration as a voter require those details the Election Commission of India (ECI) told the Supreme Court that an Aadhar number is sought in the columns during the process of voter registration only to confirm identity as a ...

Emergency alert on mobile phones. Did you receive any emergency alert on your mobile phone today. The Indian Government sent a test emergency alert to smart mobile phones nationwide in the month of Sep-2023. The message read emergency alert service and informed recepients that it was a test and no action was required. What has just happened? Why in the recent news? Several people on Sep-2023 received an "Emergency alert - severe" notification on their mobile phones. This was the fifth or sixth instance since Aug-2023 where users have received an emergency alert severe message. The emergency alert message flashed on mobile screens at around 12:19:PM.            On 15-Sep-2023, similar messages were also received by users on 29-Aug-2023, 23-Aug-2023,         21-Aug-2023 and 17-Aug-2023. What are these Emergency Alert? On 20-Jul-2023 the Department of Telecommunication announced that it will collaborate with National Disaster Managemen...

Tamil Nadu Youth Welfare Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on 2-Sep-2023 (Saturday) called for eradicating Sanathana Dharma, alleging that it is against equality and Social Justice while taking a dig at the Saffron Party's Hindu Rashtra Ambitions, the DMK Youth Wing Secretary compared the Sanathana Dharma with Corona Virus, Malaria Virus, Dengue Virus and mosquitoes. Udhayanidhi Stalin S/o Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin refer to Sanathana Dharma in his address in Tamil at a meet of Tamil Nadu Progressive Writers and Artists Association on 2-Sep-2023 (Saturday). He lauded the organisers for picking the theme of Sanathana Dharma elimination rather than choosing opposition to Sanathana Dharma. What is Sanathana Dharma? The name Sanathana Dharma is from Sanskrit. Sanathana Dharma is against Equality and Social Justice. Mythologist and author Devdutt Pattanaik said that Sanatana Dharma meaning eternal doesnot appear n Vedas. The word Sanathana Dharma bei...

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced that preparation for the launch of Aditya L1 are progressing smoothly and everything is set for lift off on saturday. In a release featuring pictures of the launch rehearsal, the Indian Space Research Agency informed that the                                         Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) has completed its internal checks and is fully prepared for its 59 th mission. To deploy India's inaugural solar mission into a low earth orbit. Will it land on the Sun. No. unlike Chandrayaan - 3 where the Vikram Lander with Pragyan Rover inside softly touched down near the Lunar South Pole, the Solar Probe will instead be positioned at the First Lagrange Point (L1) Point in the Earth Sun System. The distance to the Lagrange Point (L1) point is 1.5 million km a span anticipated to be traversed by a spacecraft through various man...

Moon Quake - Quake on moon - Chandrayaan 3's seismic probe detects natural movement. Natural event on the moon by Vikram Lander probe - Source under Investigation. Chandrayaan 3's Vikram Lander which is conducting experiments on the lunar surface has detected a natural seismic event on the moon, ISRO said. ISRO said that the seismic activity detecting equipment on the Chandrayaan 3 lander also managed to record the vibrations taking place due to the movements of missions Pragyan rover and other Payloads. Which instrument detected it? ISRO said that the instrument for the Lunar Seismic Activity  Instrument for the Lunar Seismic Activity (ILSA)  Payload on Chandrayaan 3 lander. Which is the first Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) technology based instrument on the moon has recorded the movements of Rover and other Payloads. The lander has 4 experiments on the board i) The Radio Anatomy of Moon Bound Hypersensitive Ionosphere and Atmosphere (RAMBHA) will study the electro...