A heat wave is a high temperature condition that can be lethal to the human body. Quantitatively, it is characterised by temperature thresholds over a region in terms of actual temperature or deviation from normal. Criterion for declaring heat wave A heat wave is defined as a maximum temperature of …
Read More »Security Changes in the Parliament After, the Security Breach
A day after two men leaped from the visitors’ gallery into the Lok Sabha chamber, leading to a serious security breach, the Parliament building was devoid of sound on Thursday. no selfie-takers no MPs offering sound bites no throngs of people mingling around its premises. Visitors were strictly prohibited, …
Read More »COASTAL SECURITY IN INDIA
India has a coastline of 7,516.6 km. bordering the mainland and the islands with Bay of Bengal in the East, the Indian Ocean on the South and the Arabian Sea on the West. There are nine States viz. Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West …
Read More »Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
There is still a military and political war between Israel and the Palestinians. Commencing in the middle of the 20th century, it is one of the longest-running hostilities in history. Alongside various attempts to end the larger Arab-Israeli conflict, a number of attempts have been made to resolve the issue …
Read More »Seize exotic species
Syllabus: Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate Context Chennai Air Customs officials seized 14 ball pythons, 30 blue iguanas, four fiery squirrels at the airport on Monday. A passenger who arrived from Bangkok carried them. Officials seized the animals under the Customs Act and Wildlife Protection Acts. The …
Read More »18 dead as rail bridge collapses in Mizoram
Syllabus: Security and Disaster Management Context A railway bridge under construction over the Kurung river in Mizoram collapsed on Wednesday, killing at least 18 workers. Pillars intact According to the Railway Ministry, the girder was designed by the Paris-headquartered STUP Consultants and proof-checked by experts from the Indian Institute of …
Read More »DRDO drone crashes in Karnataka
Syllabus: Security Why in NEWS An unmanned testing aircraft of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) crashed on a farmland in Chitradurga district of Karnataka on Sunday. No one was injured. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is the premier agency under …
Read More »Launch of F Y – 3024 (VINDHYAGIRI) ON 17 August 2023
Syllabus: Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate. Context Vindhya Giri, a Project 17A Frigate, will be launched by the Hon’ble President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu, at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited, Kolkata on 17 Aug 23. Vindhya Giri Vindhya giri, named after the mountain range in …
Read More »Notice of Manipur HC- Assam Rifles
Syllabus: Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate. Why in NEWS The Manipur High Court on Wednesday issued notices to top bureaucrats and police officers of the Manipur government, the Union Home Secretary, the General Officer Commander in-charge of the Indian Army’s Eastern Command, and an Inspector-General of the …
Read More »NIA files chargesheet against nine accused linked to BKI and Khalistan Tiger Force
The NIA on Saturday filed a chargesheet against three “listed individual terrorists” and six others associated with banned terror outfits Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) and Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF). The Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) It is a Sikh militant group that aims to create an independent Sikh nation of Khalistan …
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