Several states have made all necessary preparations for the first phase of the exercise comprising identifying vaccination sites and registration of healthcare and other frontline workers

The Atmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana scheme, which aims to create more formal jobs, to benefit around 58.5 lakh employees, says minister

Two and a half months on, Bengaluru, dubbed India's Silicon Valley for its tech firms and startups, has reported more than 110,000 cases

From using technology to sell financial products to being tech companies that use AI, Big Data and analytics for offering customised services, the banking industry will see a major shift

The Council would also discuss the integration of the GST e-way bill system with the NHAI's FASTag mechanism from April to help track movement of goods and check GST evasion

The GST Council is likely to rationalise tax rates on mobile phones, footwear and textiles and two other sectors and defer implementation of the new return filing system and e-invoicing in its meeting on March 14.

The finance ministry has flagged 17 'areas of dissatisfaction' with Infosys-designed GST Network like transition issues for taxpayers in Jammu and Kashmir, Aadhaar verification and lack of scalability of servers

The aim is to make it easier for the customer while making the entire process smoother

Transforming the citizen lifecycle digitally

Under the new services, people will be able to apply for PAN card, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Soil Health Card, Pradhan Mantri Crop Insurance Scheme and PDS

Video KYC: Banks and non-banks will have to use the latest technologies in the market like artificial intelligence, face matching tools etc to ensure the integrity of the video KYC process

PM Ujjwala Yojana: According to CAG, as on 31 March 2019, OMCs had issued 7.19 crore LPG connections which is approximately 90 per cent of the target of 8 crore connections

A hot topic in boardroom discussions for years, digital transformation has now become a part of the mainstream realm. From large private enterprises to the public sector, midsize businesses to startups, the pace of digital transformation across the board is incredible. In fact, digitalization of every sector is one of the Central Government's ten leading targets for the next decade. Is this a sign of India's digital economy coming of age?

While participation in trials is voluntary and at discretion of passengers, once the technology is fully implemented, every passenger will have to share his government ID and facial biometrics with airport operators

\"Earlier it was optional. But we have noticed in two years that large number of fly-by-night operators are registering themselves as GST dealers. They make fake invoices also,\" Bihar deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi, who heads the group of ministers of GST Network

Vision-Box's facial recognition technology is a cloud-ready Identity Management as a Service (IdMaaS) architecture, and more than 80 international airports are using its solutions at the moment

Delhi's IGI airport receives hoax bomb threat, flight operations affected for over an hourSecurity agencies at Delhi International airport went into a tizzy after a hoax bomb call was received on Monday, three days ahead of Independence Day, affecting flight operations at Terminal 2 for around 70 minutes, officials said. The departure area of the Indira Gandhi International Airport's (IGIA) Terminal 2 was immediately evacuated and all passengers were moved at Gate no 4 at the depa...

All individual taxpayers are now required to file ITR electronically; only super senior citizens and assessees with annual income of under Rs 5 lakh, who are not seeking a refund, can choose to do so in paper format

ITR filing: Individual taxpayers are now required to file income tax returns electronically with an exception of super senior citizens who can file it in paper form