IISS report on India as a cyber power
Context: According to a new report by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) India has made only modest progress in developing its policy and doctrine for cyberspace security despite the geostrategic instability of its region and a keen awareness of the cyber threat it faces. Relevance: GS-III: Internal Security Challenges (Cyber Security, Internal security […]
Drone attacks at IAF Jammu station
Context: In a terror attack, two low-intensity explosions left two Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel injured at the Jammu Air Force Station and the devices are suspected to have been dropped and detonated by unmanned aerial vehicles. Relevance: GS-III: Internal Security Challenges (Defence Technology), GS-III: Science and Technology, GS-II: Governance (Government Policies & Interventions) Dimensions […]
World Drug Report & International day against drug abuse
Context: June 26 every year is observed as International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking or World Drug Day. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) released the World Drug Report 2021 recently. Relevance: GS-II: Social Justice (Health related issues, Government Policies and Interventions), GS-III: Internal Security Challenges (Organized Crime and Terrorism), […]
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 […]