India’s CSM Technologies joins MOSIP to connect GovTech with digital identity
India-based multinational GovTech provider CSM Technologies is moving into foundational digital identity and digital public infrastructure (DPI) through a strategic…
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India drops shared biometric database from telecom verification rules
India is not proceeding with the Biometric Identity Verification System, but biometrics firmly remain in the plan. The country’s Department…
Meta’s WhatsApp age-check trial faces challenge from India’s digital ID plans
Meta is testing age confirmation on WhatsApp ahead of India’s Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, but draft implementation rules…
India expands digital government through UMANG and DigiLocker access layers
India is extending its digital public infrastructure by building common access layers that let citizens use thousands of government services…
Challenge to facial recognition at protests to be examined by Supreme Court of India
India’s Supreme Court will hear a challenge to the deployment of facial recognition technology (FRT) and other biometric surveillance tech…
ASEAN’s digital economy takes shape as researchers call for India partnership
ASEAN’s Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) is redefining regional integration around interoperable digital infrastructure rather than trade alone, prompting researchers…
India’s farmer ID scheme expands as issuance surpasses 100M
The Indian government says its Digital Agriculture Mission which seeks to build the “AgriStack” as a Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI)…
India continues APAAR student ID rollout as adoption campaign expands
An Indian state minister has reiterated the importance of owning the Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry (APAAR) student digital ID,…
India warns Meta to curb AI-generated content or face enforcement
Meta has fallen afoul of India, after the platform temporarily removed a video posted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi….
India highlights deepfake detection projects as social media rules take effect
India’s government is responding to deepfakes through social media rules, support for domestic detection research and criminal laws, and it…
