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India: RFID Reduces Forgery and Resume Fraud

Sunday, August 5, 2007

Straight out of Bangalore, the India Times reports: The nightmare of fake CVs may soon end for corporate India.

With varsities taking to RFID-tagged certificates and bar-coded marksheets to beat forgery and resume fraud, recruiters can now breathe easy.

The first significant step in this direction has been taken by the Hyderabad Central University (HCU), which has tied up with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to introduce RFID chip-embedded degree certificates for its students. [end] 

Members of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), a commission setup by the Indian Government to manage the process of providing the country’s citizens with unique ID numbers that correspond to biometrics, are recommending that biometric systems be put into place to protect the large amounts of sensitive data being collected and stored in the country, according to a Times of India article.

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The Medical Council of India recently approved a proposal that will require all medical colleges and institutes in India to have faculty identification, tracking and monitoring systems, according to a PHARMABIZ.com report.

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India-based mining company, Vedanta, has partnered with EssenRFID to leverage its Xtenna vehicle tracking system for the monitoring of over 1,500 trucks entering at its Jharsuguda, Orissa site.

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The government of Maharashtra, India is planning to introduce smart cards for keeping land records, according to dnaindia.com.

The new program is designed to help the state overcome problems of manipulations, duplications, faking and forgery of original records, says state revenue minister Narayan Rane.

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India-based library chain JustBooks is using RFID technology to automate its inventory management processes. JustBooks’ more than 160,000 library items are all tagged with UPM Raflatac ShortDipole RFID tags converted into custom book labels by India’s systems integrator Great Eastern Impex.

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American National Bank and Guaranty Bond Bank in Mt. Pleasant, Texas are now offering tap and go mobile payment to their customers and the community through Bling Nation.

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