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Home Ministry signs MoU with ISRO to set up Integrated Control Room for Emergency Response
Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) to set up of state-of-the-art Integrated Control Room for Emergency Response (ICR-ER). ISRO will render its technical expertise for setting up of ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2018
Delhi Police inducts India’s first all-woman SWAT team for anti-terrorist operations
Delhi Police has inducted India’s first all-woman Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team for anti-terrorist operations. The all-woman SWAT team is the brainchild of Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik. It was formally inducted by Home Minister Rajnath Singh. Key Facts ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
Saathi: CRPF launches mobile help centre for Amarnath Yatra pilgrims
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has launched Saathi, a mobile help centre to reach out to people undertaking annual pilgrimage to 3,880-metre high holy cave shrine of Amarnath. It will provide help and information to yatris staying in camps ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2018
Government bans two affiliates of al Qaeda and IS under UAPA
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has banned al Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISKP) under anti-terror law, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967. AQIS is an affiliate of al Qaeda and ISKP is ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2018
Government to raise 5 Indian Reserve Police battalions in Jammu & Kashmir
The Central Government has decided to raise five Indian Reserve Police (IRP) battalions in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) with an aim to provide jobs to local youths. These battalions will have 60% reservation to people from border areas of J&K. ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2018
Black Panther: Chhattisgarh to get specialised anti-Naxal combat force
Chhattisgarh will get specialised anti-Naxal combat force called Black Panther on the lines of the Greyhounds unit of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. It was announced by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh after chairing meeting on Left-Wing Extremism (LWE). Currently, training ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2018