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New Policy for Declassification of War Histories
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved a policy on declassification of War histories. Key Points about new policy Under this policy, Ministry of Defence (MoD) will archive, declassify, compile and publish war and operations histories. However, declassification of older wars like of 1962 war is not automatic. Declassification will be taken up on case-by-case basis ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021
Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs • Defence Current Affairs
Topics: declassification of War histories • Ministry of Defense • Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) • Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) • policy on declassification
What Home Ministry informed Parliament on Cybercrime?
The Home Minister have recently presented the crime data in Parliament in the ongoing Budget Session. Crime Data The ministry of Home Affairs informed in the Parliament that increasing use of the internet across the country has increased the instances of the cybercrime. It also highlighted that most of the cybercrime cases were of sexual ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2021
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Crime Data • Cybercrime • Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) • National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) • Scheduled Castes • Scheduled Tribes
Government constitutes Tribunal for adjudicating ban on LTTE
The Government of India (GoI) has constituted a Tribunal for adjudicating ban on Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Key Highlights Background: LTTE has been banned in India since 1991, after the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi by its member. In early May 2019 the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued a notification ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
Topics: Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal • Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) • Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) • Tribunal • Tribunal for Adjudicating Ban on LTTE
Expert Committee Constituted to examine Rules on Movement of People Near Indo-Myanmar Border
Ministry of Home Affairs has constituted an expert committee to examine the rules which allow free movement of people near Indo-Myanmar border. Indian and Myanmarese citizens are permitted free movement within 16 km of the international border, but these rules are widely exploited by militants for smuggling arms, drugs, and fake Indian currency. The decision to constitute an MHA panel was ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2017
Topics: Arunachal Pradesh • Indo-Myanmar • Manipur • Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) • Mizoram • Nagaland • National • States
Home Ministry asks NGOs to open Bank Accounts in Core Banking format
The Home Ministry has instructed 5,845 NGOs to open their accounts in banks having core banking facilities. The NGOs are also required to furnish the account details for real time access of security agencies in case of any discrepancy. The move is aimed at checking “errant” NGOs especially those organizations receiving foreign funding. The Home Ministry has mandated the NGOs ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2017
Topics: FCRA • Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) • National • NGOs
Home Ministry asks States to Link Prisons with Courts via Video Conferencing
The Ministry of Home Affairs has asked all the state governments to link prisons with courts through video conferencing in order to expedite trials and to save costs of escorting undertrials to courts. The Home Ministry’s advisory to the states has been issued following a national conference of heads of prisons in states and UTs on prison reforms. Salient Highlights In ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2017
Topics: CCTNS • Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) • National • Prison Reforms • States