CLUSTER BOMBS & THERMOBARIC WEAPONS TOPIC: Defence & Security Context- Human rights groups Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, and Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova accused Russia of using cluster bombs and vacuum bombs in the ongoing war. Concept- What are cluster bombs? According to the 2008 Convention on Cluster […]
WHO GETS VIP SECURITY COVER & HOW? TOPIC: Defence & Security Context- Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim has been provided Z plus category security by the Haryana government. Concept- In India, security details are provided to some high-risk individuals by the police and state government. Depending on the threat perception to […]
Border Security Force Subject – Defence and Security Context – The Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday said more than 100 terrorists were present at launch pads across the border, waiting to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir. Concept – The Border Security Force (BSF) is India’s border guarding organisation on its border with […]
Guarding of Indian borders Subject – Defence and Security Context – Ramesh Davesar writes: A national border guard, reporting to the army, will enhance border security Concept – India shares land borders with Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar, which stretch approximately 15,106 km. In addition, we have an approximately 3,323 km-long […]
NIA Act 2019 Subject – Defence and Security Context – NIA gathering details of 2 Indians who were killed in Abu Dhabi attack Concept – To know about NIA and NIA (Amendment) ACT, 2019, please refer September 2021 DPN.
Naval variant of BrahMos Subject – Defence and Security Context – Naval variant of BrahMos supersonic missile test-fired from INS Visakhapatnam Concept – An extended range sea-to-sea variant of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was successfully test-fired by India from the Indian Navy’s newly commissioned INS Visakhapatnam. BrahMos, deployed by the Navy on […]
Inner Line Permit System (ILPS) Subject – Security and Defence Context – Plea in Supreme Court against ILPS in Manipur Concept – It is a concept based on the policy of exclusion drawn by colonial rulers in the form of Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation Act (BEFR), 1873. The BEFR prohibits an outsider’s — “British subject or foreign citizen” — […]
Strategic Areas in J&K Subject – Defence and Security Context – 1.3k kanal Valley land declared strategic area; up for Army ops use Concept – The Jammu and Kashmir administration has provided its sanction to declare over a thousand kanals of land in Gulmarg and 354 kanals in Sonamarg areas of the Valley […]