Security

What is spyware Pegasus?

What is spyware Pegasus? What is the Israeli-made malware that WhatsApp has said was used to snoop on journalists and activists around the world this summer, including in India? Are you personally at risk, and should you stop using WhatsApp? News: Recently, it was reported that the popular messaging platform WhatsApp was used to spy on journalists ... .Read more

Updated on 1 November, 2019 GS3 Security Science and Technology

Kudankulam Plant Control Systems Are Hack-Proof

Officials of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) said a cyberattack on the unit was not possible as its systems were all standalone. Tweet in question Recently, an independent expert on cybersecurity tweeted that domain controller-level access at the plant had been breached. The official reply from KKNPP According to officials It is not conn... .Read more

Updated on 30 October, 2019 GS3 Security

NCRB Report On Crime In India

After a delay of two years, the Crime in India Report for the year 2017 was finally released by the National Crime Records Bureau However, data of death due to mob lynching, murder by influential people, killing ordered by khap panchayat and murder committed for religious reason have not been published. About National Crime Records Bureau Th... .Read more

Updated on 29 October, 2019 GS1 GS2 GS3 Security Society Social issues & Justice Current Affairs

Regionalism-The Naga issue

Context: The Central government has been discussing with the Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) as well as a rival conglomerate named Naga National Political Groups for the “final solution” on the peace accord by October 31, a deadline purportedly set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Nagas: The Nagas are not a sin... .Read more

Updated on 29 October, 2019 GS2 GS3 Security Social issues & Justice

Indo-French Joint Exercise Shakti-2019

Exercise SHAKTI will be conducted from 31 October 2019 to 13 November 2019. Exercise SHAKTI Commenced in the year 2011. It’s a biennial exercise. Conducted alternately in India and France. SHAKTI 2019: Exercise will be conducted at Foreign Training Node at Mahajan Field Firing Ranges, Rajasthan and it will be conducted from 31 October 2019 ... .Read more

Updated on 29 October, 2019 GS2 Security International Relations

India’s Big Foreign Policy Shake-Up

New Delhi’s actions at Doklam; its surgical strikes against Pakistan in 2016 after the Uri terror attacks; and the Balakot airstrikes in the wake of Pulwama attacks - are examples of a new-found offensive and risk-taking foreign policy. India has also been successful in selling Brand India abroad and in leveraging the vast Indian diaspora to national... .Read more

Updated on 29 October, 2019 GS2 GS3 Security International Relations Economy