Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 23, 2022)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal  

SC verdict: Our right to privacy is fundamental; Aadhaar’s validity will be tested

A three-judge bench will decide whether Aadhaar is putting unreasonable restriction on people’s right to privacy

Direct Cash Transfer scheme begins on low key

Government scales down UID-linked scheme to 248,000 people in 20 districts

Battle between UIDAI and home ministry ends

Data of people covered by the Unique Identification Authority of India will be used for the National Population Register