{"id":47698,"date":"2025-05-18T12:55:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T07:25:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=47698"},"modified":"2025-05-27T13:09:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T07:39:48","slug":"e-passports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/e-passports\/","title":{"rendered":"E-Passports"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>E-Passports Latest News<\/h2>\n<p>India has joined over 120 nations in issuing biometric e-passports, offering enhanced security, faster immigration, and global compliance.<\/p>\n<h2>About e-Passports<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>An e-passport (electronic or biometric passport) is an upgraded version of the traditional passport. It combines a conventional booklet with an embedded Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chip and antenna in the back cover.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>This chip securely stores the holder\u2019s personal and biometric data, including:\n<ul>\n<li>Name, date of birth, passport number, and other demographic details<\/li>\n<li>Biometric facial data and fingerprints<\/li>\n<li>Digital signature for secure authentication<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Security Features of E-Passports<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>RFID Chip &amp; Antenna:\u00a0<\/strong>Stores encrypted personal and biometric data, making unauthorized access or tampering extremely difficult.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Basic Access Control (BAC):\u00a0<\/strong>Stops unauthenticated access to the chip by restricting scanning equipment to only authorized devices.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Passive Authentication (PA):\u00a0<\/strong>Authenticates stored information and identifies tampering.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Extended Access Control (EAC):\u00a0<\/strong>Introduces an additional layer of security to biometric data such as fingerprints.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Public Key Infrastructure (PKI):<\/strong>\u00a0Digitally signs the data, ensuring authenticity and preventing forgery or unauthorized data changes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Benefits of E-Passports<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Enhanced Security:<\/strong>\u00a0Strong protection against forgery, duplication, and identity theft due to encrypted biometric data and digital signatures.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Faster Immigration:<\/strong>\u00a0Automated e-gates and digital verification reduce manual checks and waiting times at airports.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Global Acceptance:<\/strong>\u00a0Compliance with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards ensures smooth travel and easier visa processing worldwide.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Privacy:<\/strong>\u00a0New e-passports no longer print the residential address on the last page; it is stored digitally and accessible only to authorised officials.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>E-Passports FAQs<\/h2>\n<p>Q1. Is the e-passport launched in India?<\/p>\n<p>Ans. Yes, India has started issuing e-passports to its citizens.<\/p>\n<p>Q2. What is an e-passport?<\/p>\n<p>Ans. An e-passport is a passport with an embedded electronic chip that securely stores your personal and biometric details.<\/p>\n<p>Q4. What is the cost of e-passport in India?<\/p>\n<p>Ans. The cost is \u20b91,500 for a 36-page passport and \u20b92,000 for a 60-page passport for adults.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/technology\/tech-news\/india-launches-e-passports-with-enhanced-security-features-all-you-need-to-know-about-their-benefits-security-and-how-to-apply-online\/articleshow\/121229680.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TOI<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An e-Passport is an advanced version of the traditional passport, embedding personal and biometric details securely using sophisticated digital technology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":47532,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[472,21,23],"class_list":{"0":"post-47698","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"tag-e-passports","9":"tag-prelims-pointers","10":"tag-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","11":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47698"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47698\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}