Central Armed Police Forces: The Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) refers to seven security forces in India under the authority of the Ministry of Home Affairs. Assam Rifles (AR) Border Security Force (BSF) Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) National Security Guard (NSG) Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)
Assam Rifles: Assam Rifles which is also referred to as the Sentinels of North East is the oldest paramilitary force of India. The administrative control of Assam Rifles lies with the Home Ministry, while the operational control is with the Defence Ministry. The unit can trace its lineage back to a paramilitary police force that was formed under the …
Multi-Agency Centre(MAC): MAC is a common counter-terrorism grid under the Intelligence Bureau. It was made operational in 2001 following the Kargil War. Purpose: It is the nodal agency for the exchange of intelligence collected by various agencies and police forces across the country. Headquarters: The national-level MAC is located in Delhi, while state capitals have subsidiary MACs(SMACs) where …
It is India’s internal intelligence agency which is used to gather intelligence from within India and also execute counter-intelligence and counter-terrorism tasks It functions under the aegis of Union Ministry of Home Affairs. It was established in 1887 by British India Government and later recasted as the Central Intelligence Bureau in 1947. It is headquartered …
The Chief of Defence Staff(CDS) is a high military office that oversees and coordinates the working of the three Services. The role of the CDS becomes critical in times of conflict. He offers seamless tri-service views and single-point advice to the Prime Minister on long-term defence planning and management including manpower, equipment and strategy, and …
Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (COBRA) COBRA is a special operation unit of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) of India proficient in guerrilla tactics and jungle warfare. It’s one of the few Indian Special Forces, that’s exclusively trained in guerrilla warfare. Originally established to counter the Naxalite problem, COBRA is deployed to address insurgent …
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Nodal Ministry: It was established in 2018 under the Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA). Purpose: I4C act as a nodal point at the National level in the fight against cybercrime. Components: I4C has seven key components. They are, National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit(TAU) National Cybercrime Reporting Platform for Joint Cybercrime Investigation Team National Cybercrime Forensic Laboratory(NCFL) Ecosystem National …
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National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC) is an organisation of the Government of India created under Sec 70A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (amended 2008), through a gazette notification on 16th Jan 2014. Based in New Delhi. It is designated as the National Nodal Agency in respect of Critical Information Infrastructure Protection. Aims …
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Facts: Special Frontier Force(SFF): It was raised in the immediate aftermath of the 1962 Sino-India war. It was a covert outfit which recruited Tibetans (now it has a mixture of Tibetans and Gorkhas) and initially went by the name of Establishment 22. Nodal Ministry: STF falls under the purview of the Cabinet Secretariat where it …
NETRA (Network Traffic Analysis) is a software network developed by the Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, a DRDO laboratory. It is used by the Intelligence Bureau, and the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), to intercept and analyse internet traffic using pre-defined filters.