In News Recently, India’s External Affairs Minister, Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar chaired a UN Security Council meeting that focused on terrorism. Terrorism It encompasses a range of complex threats. We focus on identifying terrorists and preventing their activities. Major Hurdles to better counterterrorism cooperation, State support for financing terror Multilateral mechanisms that are opaque and agenda-driven […]
In News The Delhi Police is set to design, install and supply the ‘Open Standard Digital Trunking Radio System’ (OS-DTRS) and will phase out the current tetranet wireless network services. About OS-DTRS The project will cost close to Rs 100 crore and it will be a more efficient internal communication system, aimed at a faster […]
In News The killing of six people in Assam police firing comes ahead of the second phase of talks between the two states to resolve their boundary dispute, and there are concerns its shadow will loom large over the negotiations. Background Colonial Era: During the British rule, undivided Assam included present-day Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya […]
In News The Third Ministerial ‘No Money for Terror’ Conference scheduled to be held next week will further India’s efforts to build understanding and cooperation among nations on this issue. What is Terrorist financing? It involves the solicitation, collection or provision of funds with the intention that they may be used to support terrorist acts […]
In News Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India is organising the 3rd Ministerial ‘No Money for Terror’ Conference on 18th and 19th of November in New Delhi. About No Money For Terror (NMFT) conference It aims to progress the discussions on combating terrorist financing held by the international community in the previous two Conferences […]
In News Recently, a new report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) was released highlighting the cultivation of Poppy in Afghanistan. Key Points Demand and need driven cultivation: Driven by the demand for heroin and other opioids, mostly in the West, Afghanistan’s poppy farmers have figured out that in a broken […]
In Context Recently, Election Management Bodies (EMBs) expressed their expectation from social media sites to proactively flag fake news. More about the news International conference for EMBs: The Chief Election Commissioner was addressing an international conference for EMBs hosted by the Election Commission of India (ECI). The conference was held under the aegis of the […]
In News Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) in collaboration with Power-CSIRTs (Computer Security Incident Response Teams in Power sector), successfully designed & conducted the Cyber Security Exercise “PowerEX” About PowerEX-2022 Exercise “PowerEX” was hosted by CERT-In on its exercise simulation platform. Around 350+ officials from various Power Sector Utilities participated in the event. The […]
In News Pakistan has been invited to the closing ceremony, on October 13, of the ongoing Joint Anti-Terror Exercise (JATE). About Manesar Anti-Terror 2022 The National Security Guard is hosting the multinational JATE ‘Manesar Anti-Terror 2022’ under the framework of the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure(RATS) at the NSG Manesar Garrison. JATE is an annual counter-terrorist […]
In News The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in parts of Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland for another six months. About Tirap, Changlang and Longding districts in Arunachal Pradesh and the areas along the Assam border, are declared as “disturbed areas” under Section 3 of the AFSPA […]
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