Context: India is on a drive to induct Unmanned Combat Systems (UCS) into the military. In August, 2022 it inducted “Swarm Drones” into its mecha… Continue Reading

Context: Recently, chief of a political party of Tripura led a two-day dharna at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, to raise the demand for a “Greater Tipra… Continue Reading

Garuda VII-The Hindu-09-11-2022 GS-3 : SECURITY : Context- Indian Air Force (IAF) and French Air and Space Force (FASF) are participating in '… Continue Reading

IBSAMAR VII-The Hindu-21-10-2022 GS-3 INTERNAL SECURITY PRELIM AND MAINS : What is IBSAMAR VII? It is a joint Multinational Maritime Exercise … Continue Reading

GS-3 SECURITY CONTEXT : Taragiri, the third stealth frigate of Project 17A, was launched on Sunday by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. PRELIM AND MA… Continue Reading

GS-3 SECURITY CONTEXT: The new naval ensign will replace the present ensign Know more about the New Ensign of the Navy. New Ensign of Navy The … Continue Reading

GS-3 SECURITY : CONTEXT : NS VIKRANT is an aircraft carrier constructed by cochin Shipyard limited for the Indian Navy. It will be the first ai… Continue Reading

India, and Tanzania to set up defence task force-The Hindu-27-08-2022 GS-3 SECURITY : CONTEXT : Joint task force between two nation India and Tanz… Continue Reading

GS-3 SECURITY CONTEXT : Sri Lanka approved the arrival of a Chinese satellite tracking vessel in its southern Chinese funded Hambantota port. … Continue Reading

GS-2 Context: In a first, India will host diplomats and officials from all 15 countries of the United Nations Security Council, including China, Ru… Continue Reading

India will soon launch an ambitious ‘Deep Ocean Mission’ that envisages the exploration of minerals, energy and marine diversity of the underwater… Continue Reading

The Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP), 2020: The new Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP), 2020 has been released. The draft was finalised by a co… Continue Reading

The Department of Telecom has directed all telecom service providers in the country to carry out a special audit of their networks by an external agen… Continue Reading

India is the third-largest spender on defence around the world. A series of measures have been taken since 2014 to boost exports, including simplif… Continue Reading

The Indian government has banned 59 + 118 China-based apps including one of the most popular mobile games PUBG Mobile. It was banned under section … Continue Reading

The Gopalakrishnan Committee: The committee was set up in 2019 and is referred to as the Expert Committee on Non-Personal Data Governance Framework… Continue Reading

According to the Digital Quality of Life Report, India ranks among the lowest in the world in terms of Internet quality. India occupies 79th pla… Continue Reading

NEWS: Defence Minister launches indigenisation portal SRIJAN. About SRIJAN: SRIJAN is the Ministry of Defence’s portal which acts as a one-… Continue Reading

Atma Nirbhar Week celebration (Atmanirbharta Saptah) between August 7-14, 2020 of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and to boost Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhi… Continue Reading

NEWS: The Defence Ministry announced a list of 101 items that it will stop importing. Items included in the negative list The items mentioned in … Continue Reading

Details: Indian Navy hold PASSEX with World’s largest aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in Indian Ocean Region. Context: *Indian naval ships conduct… Continue Reading

Context: Customs unravels hawala trail in Kerala gold smuggling case. Details: *The Customs Department on Friday moved to track down the network… Continue Reading

Context: Details: * The Defence Acquisition Council , chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, on Thursday approved deals worth Rs38,900 crore… Continue Reading

Context: Poll on dark web shows 80% of respondents expressed interest in buying access to hacked accounts. Details: *As of December 2019, India… Continue Reading

Details: Although the latest news on the Ladakh front suggests that Chinese and Indian forces have begun to disengage in select areas, this does no… Continue Reading

Details: In what is prima facie suspected to be an act of cyber terrorism from Pakistan, the official email ids of seven employees of an Indian Pub… Continue Reading

Details: The Swiss cheese model is associated with accident investigation in an organisation or a system. These layers are visualised in the model … Continue Reading

Details: To ramp up infrastructure along the China border, the Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to spend 10% funds of a Centrally sponsored sch… Continue Reading

Details: The police have taken enormous risks during the lockdown to ensure strict observance of guidelines, including physical distancing, which i… Continue Reading

Details: A proposed firing range for the Border Security Force has become the trigger for unrest in northern Tripura’s Kanchanpur Subdivision ove… Continue Reading

Details: The fresh leaks include nearly 2,000 Aadhaar cards and details of 18 lakh Indians, all available for free. The leak of nearly 2.9 crore jo… Continue Reading

Details: Personal details of about 2.90 crore Indian job seekers have been found dumped on the dark net, raising concerns among cyber crime agencie… Continue Reading

Details: When an aircraft travels at supersonic speed – meaning faster than sound – the field of sound waves moves to the rear of the craft. A st… Continue Reading

Details: The decision to notify a list of weapons systems for sourcing entirely from Indian manufacturers, the promise to progressively expand this… Continue Reading

Details: Movement restrictions owing to the COVID-19 pandemic may lead to an initial statistical reduction in drug seizures, but without a real cha… Continue Reading

Details: The Central Bureau of Investigation has sent alerts to all the States, Union Territories and the Central agencies on a malicious software … Continue Reading

Details: Bhadauria. Bhadauria on Monday, while the “high priority” deal for 83 LCA-MK1A jets was expected to be signed in three months. On… Continue Reading

Details: Rawat told a small group of journalists during the week. Saying the naval fighter jets can operate in deserts and the IAF jets there can m… Continue Reading

Details: In a first of its kind proposal. the Army plans to take civilians on a three- year ‘Tour of Duty’ or ‘three-year short service’ on… Continue Reading

Details: Cyber experts say the aim is to capitalise on the dubious fame and gain followers. Even as the Delhi police cracked down on the ‘Bois… Continue Reading

Details: India’s tensions and rivalry with Pakistan, China are among major drivers for its increased expenditure’. The global military expen… Continue Reading

Details: In the wake of the controversy surrounding the Sprinklr deal, the State government has decided to carry out a security audit by CERT-In, t… Continue Reading

Details: In an alert sent to 194 nations, including India, Interpol said organisations at the forefront of the global response to the COVID-19 outb… Continue Reading

Details: In December 1999, Saeed was released along with Masood Azhar and another alleged terrorist Mushtaq Zargar by the Indian government in exch… Continue Reading

Details: The emergence of evidence of a rise in Indian defence exports, also accompanied by a decline in imports, is a welcome development though t… Continue Reading

Details: This is the first instance of the NIA registering a case for a terror attack committed outside India. The NIA Act was amended last year to… Continue Reading

Details : It indicates trend of the contraband being smuggled out through well-established heroin trafficking route, says official While the ope… Continue Reading

Details: The draft is open for further suggestions from industry before being finalized for promulgation. The finalized DPP 2020 will come into… Continue Reading

Details: The gap in capital allocation for the Army, which was Rs.4,596 crore in 2015-16, has increased to Rs.17,911.22 crore in 2020-21 . In case … Continue Reading

About: • Dr Shweta Rawat from Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS), DRDO, Timarpur, Delhi has developed a female-specific.… Continue Reading

A 5-day long 5th edition of Indo-UK (United Kingdom) bilateral air exercise “Indradhanush-V” 2020 between Indian Air Force (IAF) and British Roya… Continue Reading

SECURITY ISSUE MONTHS - JUNE TO OCTOBER AS IN PART -1… Continue Reading

News: The geopolitical period is perhaps believed to be the most troubled since the final decades of the 20th century. Hence, there exists a vital … Continue Reading

INS Vagli, a Vela class diesel electric submarine, was commissioned into the Indian Navy at Riga in Latvia, which was part of the erstwhile Soviet Uni… Continue Reading

The detention of Dr. Kafeel Khan under the National Security Act , within days of his being granted bail, betrays the perverse zeal with which the Utt… Continue Reading

News: The MoUs were signed during the 5th India Russia military industry conference held during the Defexpo 2020 in Lucknow. They come under the In… Continue Reading

News: The finding triggered television news breaks and prompted the Opposition to highlight its national security implication. NIA probe sought:… Continue Reading

News: * Indigenous produce in defence manufacturing is currently about 45-50 per cent only. * The indigenous produce in defence is close to 45-50… Continue Reading

News: IT policy document highlights low crime, clean air in Union Territory. As per the J&K Information Technology Policy 2020, the administration … Continue Reading

Andhra Pradesh is preparing to equip itself with facilities like forensic laboratories, special courts, and public prosecutors to effectively implemen… Continue Reading

1.The indigenous Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) being developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has received the Initial Operational Clearance … Continue Reading

The Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) has handed over Sharang, the first 130mm M-46 artillery gun upgraded to 155mm to the Indian Army. The gun’s range h… Continue Reading

Context: Revelations by the Singapore-based cybersecurity company, Group-IB. Details: A total of 4,61,976 card payment details has been put u… Continue Reading

Naval Group is among the five Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) shortlisted for the Navy’s project for advanced submarines under Project-75I. … Continue Reading

Mains Paper 3: Defense and Security Prelims level : DefExpo 2020 Mains level : Highlights about the DefExpo 2020 program • DefExpo-2020, … Continue Reading

Background: The government had ordered an inquiry into a study conducted in Nagaland by researchers from the U.S., China and India on bats and huma… Continue Reading

Context: According to a recent report published by Greenbone Sustainable Resilience, a German cybersecurity firm, medical details of over 120 milli… Continue Reading

• Indo-Bangladesh defence cooperation, a joint military training exercise SAMPRITI-IX is being conducted at UMROI, Meghalaya, India from 03 Feb to 1… Continue Reading

News: • Indian Navy launches ‘Operation Vanilla’ to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief at Madagascar. Details: • Ind… Continue Reading

News: The Assam Rifles has constructed war memorial for 357 personnel who sacrificed their lives fighting against insurgency in the North Eastern … Continue Reading

News: Def Min- Shir. Rajnath Singh said that India was engaged in conversations with its neighbour in order to develop joint approaches for regiona… Continue Reading

India on Sunday showcased its Anti-Satellite missile capability to the world as the ASAT weapon, Mission Shakthi, developed by the Defence Research an… Continue Reading

• The Indian Air Force (IAF) has inducted its first squadron of Sukhoi-30 MKI aircraft carrying the BrahMos missiles at its Thanjavur based in Tamil… Continue Reading

• Centre has accepted the recommendations of the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by retired Delhi High Court judge … Continue Reading

Context: India successfully test-fired the 3,500-km range submarine-launched ballistic missile, K-4. The test was carried out by the DRDO from a su… Continue Reading

News: • India’s high power communication satellite GSAT-30 was successfully launched onboard Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana early today mor… Continue Reading

A Concession Agreement for completing the 6.5-kilometre long Z-Morh tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir was signed between NHIDCL and APCO Amarnathji Tunnelwa… Continue Reading

Abstract: This will be met through a National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit (TAU), which shall provide a platform for law enforcement personnel,… Continue Reading

Context The announcement on a Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) last year and the appointment of Gen. Bipin Rawat as the first CDS has been one of the k… Continue Reading

Context The Army is likely to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the procurement of over 7.5 lakh AK-203 assault rifles, which are to be … Continue Reading

Context: Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh has said the law and order situation in the State has improved in recent years, but it is still not … Continue Reading

Context: Gen. M.M. Naravane has taken over as the Army Chief and has spoken about the priority areas for the Indian Army. Key Details: The ne… Continue Reading

Context: Ministry of Home Affairs notification on Nagaland Background: Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) empowers security forces to … Continue Reading

News: The government has appointed Lt Gen Naravane as the next chief as he is senior-most officer in the Army after Gen Rawat. Lt Gen Naravane w… Continue Reading

News: The Mobile Security should be our National Priority because the mobile handset became an important tool for all online activities - Shri Ravi… Continue Reading

Government has decided to appoint General Bipin Rawat, as the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) with effect from December 31, 2019 and until further orders… Continue Reading

News: The Union Cabinet has approved the creation of the post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). Details: The creation of the post of CDS has b… Continue Reading

Context Army chief: leading crowds for arson is not leadership. Introduction The Constitution of India lays down the framework within which t… Continue Reading

Context: Recently, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) approved the creation of a Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) who will be the single-point mil… Continue Reading

Context: The Union Cabinet has approved the creation of the post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). Background: The creation of the post of CDS… Continue Reading

What’s in News? The Defence Research and Development Organisation has successfully conducted twin tests of the Quick Reaction Surface to Air… Continue Reading

The CISF contingent marching at their Passing out parade. Central Armed Police Forces * There are five CAPFs namely Border Security Force (BSF), C… Continue Reading