Deep Dive

DPI Deep Dive — Tuesday | June 30, 2026 Layer L2: Payments & Financial Rails (NPCI, UPI, RuPay) This week in India’s digital payments infrastructure was dominated by a singular strategic pivot: the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) went on record declaring that artificial intelligence will be the primary engine driving UPI from its current 750 million daily transactions to the ambitious target of one billion. Alongside this AI roadmap, the week saw major cross-border expansion milestones — UPI went live with Nepal’s NPI, and a fresh MoU brings it to Seychelles — and a blockbuster deal that could reshape the WhatsApp payments landscape. Here is a deep dive into the five most significant developments. ...

DPI Deep Dive — Sunday | June 28, 2026 Exploring L7 — Security, Privacy & Trust (CERT-In, DPDP, TRAI) The Week in Security & Trust: Supply Chain Breaches, Platform Blocking, Data Centre Fires, and the Evolving Regulatory Landscape This week has been one of the most consequential in recent memory for India’s L7 security, privacy, and trust layer. From a staggering ransomware breach at a critical Apple and Tesla supplier, to the first-ever blanket ban of a major messaging platform upheld by the judiciary, to a devastating data centre fire that destroyed decades of client data and disrupted Google Cloud services — the events of June 21–28, 2026 expose the deep structural vulnerabilities beneath India’s digital surface. Here are five stories that matter. ...

DPI Deep Dive — Saturday | June 27, 2026 Exploring L6 — Governance & Grievance (DARPG, CPGRAMS, eOffice) The Week in Governance DPI: AI Chatbots, International Partnerships, and a Push for State-Level Adoption This week has been remarkably active for India’s governance and grievance redress infrastructure. From high-level bilateral talks on digital governance to the continued rollout of AI-powered grievance tools and preparations for the country’s premier e-governance conference, the L6 layer of India’s Digital Public Infrastructure is showing clear signs of accelerating modernisation. Here are the five most significant developments. ...

DPI Deep Dive — Sectoral Infrastructure | June 26, 2026 Layer L5: Sectoral Infrastructure — ABHA, AgriStack, eCourts, and the building blocks that digitise India’s sector-specific services. 1. AgriStack Hits 10 Crore Farmer IDs — A Historic DPI Milestone On June 24, the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmer’s Welfare announced that AgriStack has crossed 10 crore Farmer IDs, each a verified digital identity linked to Aadhaar and land records. This is a landmark moment for India’s Digital Public Infrastructure — not just for agriculture, but for the entire DPI philosophy of using digital identity as a gateway to service delivery. ...

DPI Deep Dive — Thursday | June 25, 2026 L4: Commerce & Logistics — ONDC, GeM, and the Democratisation of Digital Trade This week in India’s Commerce & Logistics layer of Digital Public Infrastructure has been one of the most active in recent memory. From ONDC closing a landmark ₹430 crore funding round and launching metro ticketing with Uber, to GeM signing two significant partnerships expanding multilingual access and rural procurement, and DigiDukaan going live in Jaipur — the momentum is unmistakable. Below, we unpack five major developments. ...

DPI Deep Dive — Wednesday | June 24, 2026 India’s L3 DPI layer — Documents & Data Exchange — had a blockbuster week (June 17–24, 2026). From state-level Family IDs going digital to 68 electricity DISCOMs joining DigiLocker, and a high-profile global spotlight at VivaTech 2026 in Paris, the infrastructure that powers paperless governance is expanding at an unprecedented clip. 1. Mahasarathi (Family ID) Lands on DigiLocker — 14 Crore Maharashtra Residents Get Digital Access In what is arguably the most significant L3 development this week, the Government of Maharashtra’s Mahasarathi (Family ID) credential was officially integrated with DigiLocker on June 17. The announcement came via a PIB release from Mumbai, confirming that residents across the state can now access their Family ID — a consolidated household credential — directly through India’s flagship digital document wallet. ...

DPI Deep Dive — Tuesday | June 23, 2026 Layer 2: Payments & Financial Rails Sector coverage: NPCI, UPI, RuPay, cross-border payments, payment infrastructure Analysis window: June 16–23, 2026 Story 1 — NPCI Launches Drunix: An Open-Source Blockchain Platform for Tokenisation Date: June 17, 2026 | Source: Business Standard, NPCI The National Payments Corporation of India unveiled Drunix, an open-source blockchain platform built as an enhanced fork of Hyperledger Fabric, marking a significant expansion beyond its core payments mandate. Drunix is designed to help enterprises build and scale tokenisation platforms, digital asset ecosystems, and multi-organisation blockchain networks. ...

DPI Deep Dive — Monday | June 22, 2026 L1 Identity & Authentication — Aadhaar’s Expanding Footprint This week on the L1 Identity & Authentication layer, UIDAI pushed forward on three fronts simultaneously: physical infrastructure expansion with new Aadhaar Seva Kendras, cost waivers to drive adoption of the new Aadhaar App, and an emerging sectoral integration play with Aadhaar authentication for online matrimony platforms. Meanwhile, a silent but significant infrastructure upgrade — AadhaarFaceRD — rolled out across central government biometric attendance systems. ...

DPI Deep Dive — Sunday | June 21, 2026 Layer 7: Security, Privacy & Trust — CERT-In, DPDP Act, TRAI, AI Safety This week, India’s security, privacy, and trust infrastructure saw significant regulatory action across three pillars: the Supreme Court’s landmark draft AI regulations for the judiciary closed for public comment, TRAI’s consumer protection amendments sparked a telecom industry showdown, and the DPDP Act compliance train accelerated with industry-wide readiness summits. Below are the five key developments. ...

DPI Deep Dive — Friday | June 19, 2026 This week’s Friday deep dive covers L5: Sectoral Infrastructure — the domain-specific digital public infrastructure layers that build on top of India’s foundational identity, payments, and data exchange rails. Three sectors saw significant movement in the past seven days: digital agriculture (AgriStack), digital health (ABDM/ABHA), and digital judiciary (eCourts + AI). 1. AgriStack Expands to West Bengal and Sikkim as PM-KISAN 23rd Instalment Approaches The most significant sectoral DPI development this week is the upcoming launch of AgriStack in West Bengal, announced by the Prime Minister’s Office on June 18. The PM will release the 23rd instalment of PM-KISAN from Tarakeswar, Hooghly on June 20, transferring ₹18,880 crore to over 9.44 crore farmers. Crucially, this event doubles as the West Bengal rollout of the Digital Agriculture Mission’s AgriStack platform, which will create a unified digital identity for farmers in a state that has historically lagged in DPI adoption. 1 ...