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

· Jan 11, 2019 · 01:30 pm

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

· Sep 28, 2018 · 09:00 am

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

· Sep 25, 2018 · 04:39 pm

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

· Jun 07, 2018 · 03:52 pm

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

· Apr 25, 2018 · 11:30 pm

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

· Mar 24, 2018 · 01:30 pm

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

· Mar 21, 2018 · 08:30 pm

‘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

· Mar 14, 2018 · 09:00 am

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

· Feb 24, 2018 · 08:30 pm

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

· Feb 03, 2018 · 06:30 am

Even Mahabharata heroes are pointing out the epic failures of Aadhaar

Poet and playwright Ramu Ramanathan is highlighting the flaws of India’s unique identification programme through mythological characters.

Moeena Halim

· Jan 30, 2018 · 03:30 pm

Explainer: What exactly is at stake in the Supreme Court’s Aadhaar hearings

All that you need to know and read about the challenge to Aadhaar, the Indian government’s unique identity project.

Rohan Venkataramakrishnan

· Jan 17, 2018 · 11:24 am