Multipurpose ID, Modi at Climate Action Summit, Chinmayanand case updates

A multipurpose ID card that would combine various utilities- where your Aadhar card, bank accounts, pan card, ration card could all be combined as one card. Amit Shah floated the idea for this card recently, in reference to the 2021 census which will be collected digitally. How does such a card work? How is it, like the National Population Register, connected to the Census? Karishma Mehrotra, who reports on the intersection of technology, society and politics for the Indian Express, explains. Addressing the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York, Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked about India’s progress in reaching its climate action targets. Amitabh Sinha, our Resident Editor in Pune who writes on issues related to science and environment, explains how we’re faring and why developing countries like India require climate finance and technology from developed countries to reach more targets. Last, updates on the Chinmayanand rape case.