: The book extensively navigates the complex realm of Aadhaar, India's biometric identification system, tracing its evolution from inception to the contemporary landscape. It underscores the government's initiatives to streamline services and combat fraud, particularly through Aadhaar's transformative impact on subsidy disbursement, exemplified by Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) and the PAHAL scheme. Despite showcasing Aadhaar's benefits, the narrative critically scrutinizes its drawbacks and challenges. Concerns ranging from fraud and data leaks to the potential vulnerability of centralized biometric data prompt crucial reflections on the system's security. The book provocatively addresses privacy concerns, particularly as Aadhaar details become linked with diverse services, revealing instances of unauthorized access and data misuse. The author illuminates the landscape of online threats and scams associated with Aadhaar, exposing the sale of data on websites and unauthorized access to personal information. Cases of unmatched biometrics and the exploitation potential within job-seeking platforms highlight the necessity for enhanced vigilance and stringent security protocols. The book offers an exhaustive exploration of Aadhaar's profound influence on India's identity domain. Balancing the acknowledgment of its merits with a candid exposure of pitfalls, the book presents a nuanced perspective on the complexities of Aadhaar. Real-life examples and critical analyses contribute to a comprehensive understanding, prompting essential questions about privacy, security, and the evolving dynamics of biometric identification in the digital era.
: The book extensively navigates the complex realm of Aadhaar, India's biometric identification system, tracing its evolution from inception to the contemporary landscape. It underscores the government's initiatives to streamline services and combat fraud, particularly through Aadhaar's transformative impact on subsidy disbursement, exemplified by Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) and the PAHAL scheme. Despite showcasing Aadhaar's benefits, the narrative critically scrutinizes its drawbacks and challenges. Concerns ranging from fraud and data leaks to the potential vulnerability of centralized biometric data prompt crucial reflections on the system's security. The book provocatively addresses privacy concerns, particularly as Aadhaar details become linked with diverse services, revealing instances of unauthorized access and data misuse. The author illuminates the landscape of online threats and scams associated with Aadhaar, exposing the sale of data on websites and unauthorized access to personal information. Cases of unmatched biometrics and the exploitation potential within job-seeking platforms highlight the necessity for enhanced vigilance and stringent security protocols. The book offers an exhaustive exploration of Aadhaar's profound influence on India's identity domain. Balancing the acknowledgment of its merits with a candid exposure of pitfalls, the book presents a nuanced perspective on the complexities of Aadhaar. Real-life examples and critical analyses contribute to a comprehensive understanding, prompting essential questions about privacy, security, and the evolving dynamics of biometric identification in the digital era.
For Pia, regular life is a thing of the past. She is now an army wife. From 'just Pia' to an aunty, a memsaab . . . and, her favourite words in the whole wide world, Mrs Pia Arjun Mehra. Pia finds herself having to suddenly be more 'lady-like', focus on themed ladies' meets, high teas and welfare functions, and deal with long (unexpected) spells of separation from her husband. She faces extraordinary challenges, a little heartache and, well, army-life lessons. In the mysterious and grand world of army wives, Pia learns that walking in high heels is okay as long as you don't trip on combat boots. She learns that 'civil' is also a noun, that JCO and GOC are (very) different from each other, that snacks are 'shown' and 'WTF' is better explained as Whiskey Tango Foxtrot. Yes, it really is a new world. This quirky, hilarious story of the first year of Pia's life as an army wife will show you that the spice to a soldier's life is most definitely his better, very strong, extremely elegant, never-cussing, witty, warm and passionate half-his army wife.
In today’s fast-moving world and tough competitive day-to-day life, the youth hardly find time for remembrance of our rich heritage and past. This becomes more important when the nation celebrates seventy fifth year of independence. The fight against colonial rule in India constitutes a unique narrative, one which is not marred by violence. Rather a narrative that is full of variegated stories of valour, bravery, satyagraha, dedication, and supreme sacrifice for the freedom of the motherland. This book on unsung warriors is an attempt to recall and remember forgotten heroes of our freedom struggle, many of whom might be renowned yet unknown to the new generation. The aim of recreating and bringing forth stories, which lay as faded memories of the past, shall serve as a medium of inspiration and encouragement for the coming generations.
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