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Security Covers

In News The Supreme Court has directed to provide the Z+ security cover to Reliance Industries CMD Mukesh Ambani and his family members throughout India and abroad. There are mainly six categories of security cover provided by Government SPG (Special Protection Group) is meant only for the Prime Minister and his immediate family. Other protection […]

Terrorist Organisations Designated Under UAPA

Context The Ministry of Home Affairs designated the Khalistan Tiger Force and the Jammu and Kashmir Ghaznavi Force as terrorist organisations under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967.  About Jammu and Kashmir Ghaznavi Force (JKGF) surfaced in the year 2020 as a terrorist outfit that threatens security forces and incites people on social media […]

Boost to Border infrastructure focusing China

In News Recently, the External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar provided details of India’s projects on border infrastructure and connectivity during an unscheduled briefing in Parliament. About The government’s projects on border infrastructure and connectivity will focus on initiatives in the north and east along India’s 3,488 km border with China (Line of Actual Control or […]

Left Wing Extremism

In News Recently, the Union Home Minister stated that the ministry is determined to destroy the entire ecosystem of Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) by “financial choking”. More about the news Reduction of deaths: According to the Union Home Minister, for the first time in four decades, the number of deaths of civilians and security forces in […]

Challenges to secure India’s Land Borders

In News India’s significant border challenge is that it has contested borders with Pakistan and China and both of them have a strategic nexus directed against India. India’s borders About: India’s borders are unique due to the variety of terrains through which these borders pass, namely deserts, mountains, glaciers and forests.  It is obvious that […]

Conference of the Directors General of Police: Overview of Policing

In News A conference of the Directors General of Police of all the states and union territories was held in Delhi. About Conference  It is an annual feature which is organised by the Intelligence Bureau  Its deliberations are presided over by the Director, IB, who is considered primus inter pares among the senior-most police officers […]

UNSC sanctions committee blacklists Lashkar’s Makki

In News Pakistan-based deputy chief of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba Abdul Rehman Makki has been blacklisted as a global terrorist by the United Nations.  The UN Security Council’s Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee added Makki to its list of individuals and entities subject to the asset freeze, travel ban, and arms embargo. About UNSC Sanctions Committee The 1267 […]

Village Defence Committees

In News Jammu and Kashmir L-G Manoj Sinha recently said Village Defence Guards would be set up in the UT. The scheme to set up VDGs in vulnerable areas of J&K was approved by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs. What is a JK Village Defence Committee? The VDCs were first formed in the erstwhile […]

Members of the Kuki-Chin Community

In News As another round of refugee crisis brewed on the Mizoram-Bangladesh border, several members of the Kuki-Chin community were “pushed back” by the Border Security Force (BSF). About Kuki-Chin Refugees Kuki-Chin, the Christian community from Bangladesh’s Chittagong hill tracts, share close ethnic ties with people in Mizoram.  The first tranche of around 300 refugees […]

Online Gaming Draft Rules

In News Recently, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) proposed an amendment to bring online gaming under the ambit of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. About Draft Rules Dispute resolution mechanism: A three-tier dispute resolution mechanism, similar to that prescribed under the Information Technology Rules, 2021 […]