The Aadhaar card which has been introduced to collect the biometric and demographic data of the residents of India is one of the Worlds largest National Identification number project.

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is a central government agency of India which is responsible for issuing and collecting info of aadhaar.
The UIDAI was established on 28 January 2009 after the Planning Commission of India issued a notification and Nandan Nilekani, the co-founder of Infosys, was appointed by the government to head the project. He was given the newly created position of the Chairman of UIDAI.
On 11 March 2016, the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and other Subsidies, benefits and services) Act, 2016, was passed by the Lok Sabha which entitled the Government of India(GOI) to use it, to disburse money directly to the bank accounts of the users who are availing subsidies under various schemes of GOI.

In the month of February 2012, the UIDAI launched an online verification system for Aadhaar numbers. Using the system banks, telecom companies and government departments could enter an Aadhaar number and verify if the person was a resident of India or not.
APPLICATION OF AADHAAR:-
Direct Benefit transfer
Aadhaar-enabled biometric attendance systems
Linking of passports to the Aadhaar database for getting biometric dataUsing Aadhaar by telecom companies to fill Customer application formLinking of Aadhaar with the Ration card
CONCERNS: -
Feasibility concernsLack of legislation and privacy concerns
Legality of sharing data with law enforcement
Overlaps with National Population Register
References: - Wikipedia, Times of India.


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Rise of 4G in India

Nowadays, everyone is talking about 4G in India and with the entry of Reliance Jio, it has become a top trending topic. With the sharp increase in speed of internet, India has become an attractive market for many International companies.

And before exploring more about it, firstly let us try to understand what 4G is?

According to Wikipedia: -

4G is the fourth generation of wireless mobile telecommunications technology, succeeding 3G. A 4G system must provide capabilities defined by ITU in IMT i.e. Advanced. Potential and current applications include amended mobile web access, IP telephony, gaming services, high-definition mobile TV, video conferencing, and 3D television.

As per data available on the Internet, it is said that 4G is 10 times faster than 3G and can handle downloading at an average of 14Mbps.4G LTE-Advanced is a faster version of 4G with typical real-world download speeds of 42Mbps and theoretical limits of 300Mbps.

So now you have an understanding of what 4G is capable of doing and now let us see its rise in India.

In India, the internet can be traced back to ERNET established in 1986 and the first publicly available internet service in India was launched by Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited on 14 August 1995.Since then, it has risen rapidly from ISDN to wireless networks. 

2G, 3G, and 4G have come into existence and becomes widely available due to the so-called Telecom revolution of India which has assured the availability of internet to common people because of market warfare between telecom companies.

On 10 April 2012, Airtel launched 4G services through dongles and modems using TD-LTE technology in Kolkata, becoming the first company in India to offer 4G services.

After that, Vodafone, Idea, and many others have started their operations in 4G.

Recently, Jio has announced that it has crossed the customer database of 50 Million within 83days of its launch. Declining speeds aside, Reliance Jio has been seen as a great disruptor in the Indian smartphone and data market. According to research firm IDC, India has seen a boost in 4G smartphone shipments with Jio’s entry. 

With the increase in internet technology, Foreign Direct Investment or in short FDI has increased and helped India's GDP a lot and it is due to the initiative of Digital India, started by the Honorable Prime Minister of India Mr Narendra Modi.

Other than that,

4G networks offer much more coverage than other systems such as Wi-Fi, or wired connection.

Probably the biggest benefit of 4G is that it will be upwards of 10 times faster than current 3G network speeds. The obvious benefit of this is that you’ll be able to do things faster, consume more media on your device and work harder – although not necessarily in that order.

Here’s what Ed Richards, Ofcom’s chief executive said about the benefits of 4G:

“It offers much better data services and therefore all the kind of things you can get on broadband at home or in your office and that you aspire to go through your smartphone or tablet computer and so forth, that is exactly what 4G services will enable.”

And with the entry of Jio, 4G speed has come into the pocket of common man.

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