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Aarogya Setu contact tracing data deleted: Centre

The Aarogya Setu app was developed in early 2020 to trace close contact between people so that they can be reached in the event any of them is infected with Covid-19.
Updated on Feb 09, 2023 04:41 AM IST

Unique health ID number to be accessible on Aarogya Setu: Govt

Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission has generated 164 million identification numbers through its portal, and authorities expect Aarogya Setu will help amplify the numbers further as about 214 million users are currently registered on the app.
Published on Feb 12, 2022 04:31 AM IST

Ayushman Bharat: Get your unique health ID via Arogya Setu app; details here

Following the integration, more than 21.4 crore users of the Aarogya Setu app will be able to generate the ABHA numbers using the app.
Published on Feb 11, 2022 09:13 PM IST

Meghalaya updates Covid-19 travel rules, downloading Aarogya Setu App mandatory

Meghalaya updates Covid-19 travel rules, downloading Arogya Setu App mandatory
Updated on Dec 08, 2021 03:39 PM IST

Aarogya Setu row: Show cause notice dropped after officials explain what caused ‘no information’ fiasco

A commuter shows her COVID-19 status via Aarogya Setu app before entering Vaishali station. (File photo)
Updated on Nov 27, 2020 02:09 PM IST

Use of Aarogya Setu app to be mandatory for liquor shop workers: Delhi government

Earlier this month, the government had also directed clubs, hotels, liquor shops and restaurants to ensure strict compliance of standard operating procedures (SOPs) to be followed to prevent the spread of Covid-19
Published on Oct 31, 2020 10:54 PM IST

Be transparent on Aarogya Setu | HT Editorial

The controversy and the response reinforce concerns about transparency on the project
Updated on Oct 29, 2020 08:58 PM IST

Officials who embarrassed govt with RTI response on Aarogya Setu face action

Aarogya Setu application was born out of a need to bring a 21st century technology-based solution to an unprecedented problem presented by coronavirus pandemic
Updated on Oct 29, 2020 08:03 PM IST

Committed to furnish all information for Aarogya Setu: Govt after RTI body’s notice

Officials said that the Union ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) has taken the lapses made in providing information on Aarogya Setu app, which has data of millions of users, very strictly.
Updated on Oct 29, 2020 06:36 PM IST

Govt pulled up by RTI body over evasive reply on Aarogya Setu. It clarifies

The CIC has directed the CPIOs of the agencies to appear before the bench on November 24. (Representative HT photo)
Updated on Oct 28, 2020 07:39 PM IST

Aarogya Setu developed by ‘best of minds’ from government, private, academia; NIC part of it, Centre clarifies

The Centre said the app was developed in a record time of around 21 days. (Aarogya Setu)
Updated on Oct 28, 2020 07:46 PM IST

News updates from Hindustan Times: Rising pollution at Agra reduces Taj Mahal’s visibility and all the latest news

Increased pollution levels at Agra have compromised the Taj Mahal’s visibility
Published on Oct 28, 2020 05:15 PM IST

Ministry has no information on who created Aarogya Setu, RTI body issues showcause notice

A commuter shows her COVID-19 status via Aarogya Setu app before entering Vaishali station on September 9.
Updated on Oct 29, 2020 11:11 AM IST

Delhi Police to check Aarogya Setu app of all visitors to police buildings

The police’s emergency helpline, 112, which receive 15,000-20,000 calls daily, will send auto-generated text message “wear mask, follow social distance, and maintain hand hygiene” after each call as part of the plan.
Published on Oct 24, 2020 01:54 PM IST

Aarogya Setu is among ‘tried-and-tested public health tools’: WHO’s praise for app

A police personnel in Jammu and Kashmir displays the Aarogya sSetu aap after installing on their mobile phone in Reasi in this file photo.
Updated on Oct 13, 2020 05:26 PM IST

Aarogya Setu’s new feature to help businesses function during Covid-19 pandemic: Govt

Any organisation or entity registered in India with more than 50 employees can use the Open API Service of Aarogya Setu.
Updated on Aug 22, 2020 03:52 PM IST

Aarogya Setu vulnerable? Drama over data firm’s contention

The blog post refers to events that happened in late June, and added that the issue was fixed a day after Shadow Map pointed it out to the relevant authorities.
Updated on Aug 13, 2020 12:52 AM IST

Unlock 3: Yoga centres, gyms to reopen, no night curfew

The new guidelines will come into effect from August 1
Updated on Jul 30, 2020 01:16 AM IST

Indian startup develops Covid 19 detecting mobile app, takes 5 minutes

The medical screening begins with placing a finger on the rear side camera of the smartphone.
Updated on Jul 28, 2020 04:05 PM IST

Monuments to open, Setu app must

Officials from the culture ministry said the decision to open these sites outside containment zones was taken in consultation with ASI.
Updated on Jul 03, 2020 06:40 AM IST

Aarogya Setu, masks must as malls to reopen in Gurugram, Faridabad today

A view inside the Metropolis Mall which is scheduled to reopen on July 01, three months after closing due to the lockdown against the coronavirus in Gurugram on Tuesday.
Updated on Jul 01, 2020 11:23 AM IST

Aarogya Setu to be coupled with another IT-driven tool to boost surveillance, contact tracing in Delhi

The purpose is to boost surveillance of positive cases and improve contact tracing, officials said.
Published on Jun 24, 2020 06:11 PM IST

Covid-19: What you need to know today

People gathered at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to move back to their respective states by train during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the spread of the Covid-19 in Mumbai on Friday, May 29, 2020.
Updated on May 30, 2020 07:44 AM IST

News updates from Hindustan Times: Centre may focus on states with more Covid-19 cases, migrants and all the latest news

Migrants wait to get screened and register for transit buses that will ferry them to railway stations for Shramik Special trains, at Vasant Kunj in New Delhi on Thursday.
Updated on May 29, 2020 09:05 AM IST

Coders flag host of issues, offer tips to improve Aarogya Setu

The code of Aarogya Setu for Android phones was shared at 12am on Wednesday on code-sharing website GitHub.
Updated on May 29, 2020 08:40 AM IST

Domestic travellers with green status on Aarogya Setu needn’t be quarantined: Aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri

Civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri said the SOPs released by the aviation ministry gives detailed guidelines about it.
Updated on Jun 02, 2020 07:02 PM IST

RBI cuts key rate, Oxford vaccine trials in next phase: Covid-19 news today

RBI governor Shaktikanta Das also extended the moratorium on payment of term loans (this includes mortgages or housing loans taken out by individuals, even personal loans) by another three months to August 31.
Published on May 23, 2020 08:45 AM IST

Protection or threat? Experts say Aarogya Setu poses national security risk

Data of millions of Indians, collected through the Aarogya Setu app, could be vulnerable to threats from adversarial state and non-state actors and pose a national security challenge, according to cybersecurity experts and former intelligence officials.
Updated on May 23, 2020 12:35 AM IST

Covid-19: Aarogya Setu needs legislative backing

The Centre’s directions are executive in nature, deriving their power from the Disaster Management Act, 2005, which doesn’t have any provision to deal with surveillance.
Updated on May 21, 2020 07:39 AM IST