Identity Project
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How Aadhaar is making it harder for Indian women to access their maternity benefits
Women have to produce their own Aadhaar number as well as that of the father of the child.
Reetika Khera
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In Jharkhand, Aadhaar woes are depriving NREGA workers of their wages
Because of Aadhaar authentication failures, some workers have not yet received wages for work they did in August.
Aarefa Johari
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Why Indian ministers shouldn’t cite World Bank to brag about $11 billion savings from Aadhaar
Emails from a World Bank official reveal that the international body was privately critical of the government’s execution of the digital identity programme.
Aria Thaker, qz.com
Trending
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Watch: The flow of spoof videos inspired by news anchor Arnab Goswami’s viral monologue continues
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Four myths about the Citizenship Bill – from fighting religious persecution to helping NRC-excluded
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Watch this African snake put on a hypnotic defensive display before it lunges
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Behind the scenes: How Shah Rukh Khan gambled on a role rejected by Aamir and Salman
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Fast-track court will hear UP rape complainant’s case, says CM Adityanath after woman’s death
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A year after Jharkhand girl died of starvation, Aadhaar tragedies are on the rise
Of the 57 starvation deaths investigated by the Right to Food campaign since 2015, at least 19 were directly linked with Aadhaar.
Aarefa Johari
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Scroll Explainer: What is the Aadhaar case and what is at stake for Indians?
With the top court set to decide on its constitutional validity on Wednesday, here’s a quick primer on the government’s controversial unique identity project.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
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Chhattisgarh is giving citizens smartphones but wants consent to use their Aadhaar numbers
And the government is not explaining how it intends to use that information.
Abhishek Dey
Video
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Watch this African snake put on a hypnotic defensive display before it lunges
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Watch: Railway official in Thane jumps down on train tracks to save a man’s life in the nick of time
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‘Finance minister doesn’t understand the problems’: Chief Ministers Bhupesh Baghel, Amarinder Singh
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Eco India: How a solar micro-grid illuminated an unelectrified rural hamlet in Maharashtra
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Eco India, Episode 52: Pathways and actions to increase access to renewable energy around the world
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Can saving a language help a community that’s under threat in a globalised world?
Words give their users cultural power, but in many places that freedom is under threat.
Padmaparna Ghosh
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In the gig economy era, how are our identities shaped by work?
Across the world, ways of thinking about our relationship with work are shifting
Padmaparna Ghosh
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As countries across the world forge ahead with digital ID projects, where does privacy fit in?
India’s Aadhaar could be a blueprint for identity systems, but there’s a difference between what institutions want and what individuals need.
Padmaparna Ghosh
The Reel
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How ‘Inside Edge’ season 2 squanders its first-mover advantage
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Mubi’s streaming service in India only the beginning: ‘We can’t wait to start producing’
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Behind the scenes: How Shah Rukh Khan gambled on a role rejected by Aamir and Salman
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‘Panipat’ movie review: Been there and seen that
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‘Pati Patni Aur Woh’ movie review: Men will be men but the women are a bit more grown-up
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‘We will be constantly tracked’: Why university teachers are uneasy about submitting Aadhaar numbers
The government claims collecting the identity numbers will help weed out ‘ghost teachers’, but many fear the real purpose is to establish a surveillance system.
Shreya Roy Chowdhury
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Aadhaar: In the world’s biggest biometric ID experiment, many have fallen through the gaps
Exclusion can mean lack of access to food, jobs and education and the underprivileged bear the biggest brunt.
Padmaparna Ghosh
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Yet another Aadhaar-linked death? Denied rations for 4 months, Jharkhand woman dies of hunger
Biometric authentication failure at the ration shop deprived Lukni Murmu of the subsidised grain she was entitled to.
Aarefa Johari
The Field
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NBA: Luka Doncic matches Michael Jordan’s record as Mavericks beat Pelicans; 76ers crush Cavaliers
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Indian wrestling: Haryana is clearly doing it right but what are other states doing wrong?
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Hockey: India win 3-Nations junior tournament despite loss to Australia in last game
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‘Manchester is red’ trends on Twitter after United’s Premier League victory against rivals City
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Premier League: It was a perfect performance, says Jurgen Klopp after Liverpool’s win at Bournemouth