Results for

Tag: e-governance

Supreme Court Now on National Judicial Data Grid

Context: Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud announced that the Supreme Court is now “onboard” the National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) portal, a national repository of data relating to cases instituted, pending and disposed of by courts across the country. National Judicial Data […]

Controller of Certifying Authorities (CCA) & Security Sockets Layer (SSL)

Context: The government has announced a pool of ₹3.4 crore in prizes for developers who create an indigenous browser for the world which trusts the Controller of Certifying Authorities, which verifies digital signatures in the country. An important caveat is that browser ideas entered […]

e-KYC Through Facial Authentication Under PM-Kisan Scheme

Context: Recently  “The PM-Kisan scheme has become the first scheme of the government to do e-KYC through facial authentication mobile app. This app is very useful for the aged farmers and their mobile number is not linked with their Aadhaar.” Issues with the existing […]

Online fact-checkers may need to register with Govt

Context: The government of India plans to register online fact checking platforms of various institutions including big corporates to ensure greater accountability in the digital space. This aspect of registration is expected to be a part of the proposed Digital India Bill and such […]

Data Governance Quality Index (DGQI) 2022-23

Context: Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways has secured 2nd position among 66 ministries in the Data Governance Quality Index. Data Governance Quality Index 2023 Data Governance Quality Index (DGQI) survey aims to measure the maturity level of administrative data systems and their use […]

Public records act & RTI Act

Context: Losing of government records is one of the main reasons for denying of RTI Applications. Currently, RTI Act does not have any provisions to deal with lose of public records. In this regard, Public Records Act, 1993 provides a framework for management and […]

Govt widens Aadhar ambit: 22 pvt firms can use it to verify customers

Context: Widening the list of non-banking reporting entities, the Finance Ministry has allowed 22 financial entities — including Amazon Pay (India) Pvt. Ltd, Aditya Birla Housing Finance Ltd and IIFL Finance Ltd — to verify the identity of their customers via Aadhaar under the […]

Data Governance Architecture in India

India is making strides in the digital arena and this has also improved economic pace and improved life of citizens. Development in the field of digital technologies and its increasing usage among public has resulted in explosion of datas which can be used as […]

FREE UPSC MasterClass
This is default text for notification bar