Integrated Tri-service Theatre Commands
Context: A high-level committee consisting of representatives from the services and the Ministries concerned has been formed for wider consultations on the creation of integrated triservice theatre commands. Relevance: GS-III: Internal Security Challenges (Security Challenges & their Management in Border Areas, Security Forces and Agencies) Dimensions of the Article: About the Recent Move on formation […]
The world is hardly wired for cyber resilience
Context: A string of high-profile cyberattacks in recent months has exposed vulnerabilities in the critical infrastructure of even advanced nations. This has reinforced the need for improved defences against actual, and potential, cyberattacks by all countries across continents. Relevance: GS-III: Internal Security Challenges (Basics of Cyber Security; Role of media and social-networking sites in internal […]
Innovations for Defence Excellence challenge
Context: Defence Minister has approved the budgetary support of Rs. 500 crore to Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) challenge under the Defence Innovation Organisation (DIO) for the next five years. Relevance: Prelims, GS-III: Internal Security Challenges Dimensions of the Article: Defence India Startup Challenge (DISC) Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) Other Related Initiatives: Defence India […]
Govt clears building of 6 attack submarines
Context: The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) gave the Indian Navy the go-ahead Friday to select an Indian strategic partner company which, in collaboration with a foreign Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), will build six conventional attack submarines in the country. Relevance: GS-III: Internal Security Challenges Dimensions of the Article: Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) About the 6 […]
Data Protection in India & WhatsApp’s privacy policy
Context: Instant messaging platform WhatsApp may face legal action in India by May 25 if it does not send a satisfactory reply to a new notice sent by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology asking the company to withdraw its latest privacy policy update. Relevance: GS-III: Internal Security Challenges (Cyber Security), Science and Technology […]
What is Facebook’s Oversight Board?
Context: Trump had been banned indefinitely by Facebook from posting or accessing his page on January 2021 following the chaotic situation of US Capitol Hill Siege. Facebook’s Oversight Board upheld the social media network’s decision to indefinitely block Mr. Trump for using the platform to “incite violent insurrection against a democratically elected government.” Recently the […]
India 3rd highest military spender: SIPRI Report
Context: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) recently published the latest data on the military spending across the world – which has increased to USD 1,981 billion in 2020, during Covid-19 pandemic. Relevance: GS-III: Internal Security Challenges (Security Challenges & their Management), GS-III: Indian Economy (Budgeting) Dimensions of the Article: About SIPRI India-Specific Highlights of […]
WHY THE PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION BILL MATTERS?
Context: The number of personal data breaches from major digital service providers has increased worryingly in the same period as the pandemic has forced more people to participate in the digital economy. The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, now under scrutiny by a Joint Parliamentary Committee, could play a big role in providing robust protections […]
PERSISTENT MINDLESSNESS: ON MAOIST ENCOUNTER
Context: The deaths of over 20 paramilitary personnel in an encounter with the Maoists in the Tarrem area near Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district once again puts the spotlight on the long-running conflict in this remote tribal region. Relevance: GS-III: Internal Security Challenges (Linkages of Organized Crime with Terrorism, Left-Wing Extremism) Mains Questions: Is lack of development […]
MAOIST ATTACKS IN CHHATTISGARH’S SUKMA
Context: A day after the encounter between central paramilitary forces and Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma, bodies of 22 personnel were recovered, 31 were injured and one commando was still missing, according to Chattisgarh police. Relevance: GS-III: Internal Security Challenges (Linkages of Organized Crime with Terrorism, Left-Wing Extremism) Dimensions of the Article: Background to the recent […]