Special Protection Group (SPG) Subject – Defence and Security Context – Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s security breach in Punjab wherein his cavalcade was stuck on a flyover for almost 20 minutes due to a blockade by protesting farmers Concept – The Prime Minister’s security is the domain of the Special Protection Group or […]

    PM’s security Subject – Defence and Security Context – Prime Minister’s cavalcade stranded on a flyover in Punjab’s Ferozepur district for over 15 minutes due to a protest by farmers Concept – Planning of the PM’s security during any visit is an elaborate exercise that involves both central agencies and state police forces. […]

    Multi Agency Centre (MAC) Subject – Defence and Security Context – States told to share Intel on common grid Concept – Multi Agency Centre (MAC) is a common counter-terrorism grid under the Intelligence Bureau that was made operational in 2001 following the Kargil War. As many as 28 organisations, including the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), armed forces and […]

    GitHub Subject – Defence and security Context – The open-source software repository service GitHub is in the news after it was used to create and share an offensively named app that sexually harassed Muslim women in India. Concept – GitHub is the world’s largest open-source developer community platform where users upload their projects […]

    Exercise MILAN Subject – Defence and Security Context – Navy gears up to hold its largest multilateral exercise ‘Milan’ at the end of February Concept – It is a biennial, multilateral naval exercise which started in 1995. Formerly, held at Port Blair and now is shifted to Visakhapatnam The Navy has held 10 […]

    Attacks-as-a-Service Subject – Defence and Security Context – If in the physical world, 2022 has started off with a major Omicron scare, the cyber world stares at a year where phishing, ransomware and malware attacks will get more sophisticated Concept – Attacks-as-a-Service, Malware-as-a-Service and Fraud-as-a-Service, are all terms used to better qualify the […]

    “Controlled Flight into Terrain” (CFIT) Subject – Defence and Security Context – Disorientation of crew in poor weather likely cause of crash Concept – CFIT means that the pilot is in full control of the aircraft but due to faulty situational awareness, the aircraft strikes the terrain. A CFIT means the helicopter was fully serviceable and instruments are in order. The […]