Current Affair Category: Defence & Security

Why in the news ? National Security Focus: As of May 2026, cybersecurity is recognized as a top-tier national security priority due to the rapid integration of AI and IoT into essential services. Expansion of Attack Surface: Digital transformation has improved efficiency but significantly expanded the “attack horizon,” making systems that were once isolated now […]

Why in the News? Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed the Rustomji Memorial Lecture organized by the Border Security Force (BSF) ahead of the BSF’s upcoming 60th anniversary, marking a significant milestone for a technological upgrade. Focus Areas: The address centered around a firm resolve to end cross-border infiltration along India’s eastern border (specifically Bangladesh) […]

Global Context & Strategic Significance: The nature of modern conflict has shifted from conventional attrition to asymmetric, tech-driven warfare. Rise of Asymmetric Warfare: Low-cost First-Person View (FPV) drones act as massive force multipliers. They enable smaller nations or non-state actors to neutralize high-value conventional military assets at a fraction of the cost. Lessons from Global […]

Why in News? The SMILE (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) satellite was successfully launched on May 19, 2026, aboard a European Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The launch signifies a landmark achievement, representing the first comprehensive, mission-level space science partnership between Europe and China to study solar winds and space […]

Constitutional and Legislative Framework: The management and administration of prisons in India are governed by specific constitutional provisions and laws: State Subject: Under the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India (List II, Entry 4), “Prisons, reformatories, Borstal institutions, and other institutions of a like nature” fall under the exclusive jurisdiction of State Governments. Therefore, […]

UPSC GS Paper-II (Governance & Social Justice) and GS Paper-III (Internal Security). Overall Crime Landscape: Decline in Conventional Crime: India saw a 6% decline in total cognisable crimes (58.86 lakh cases) compared to 2023. Crime Rate: Dropped from 448.3 to 418.9 per lakh population. Legal Framework: Cases were registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) […]

Why in News ?The 2026 Delhi Police Reform Initiative represents a paradigm shift in urban law enforcement, moving from traditional reactive methods to a SMART (Strict, Sensitive, Modern, Mobile, Alert, Accountable, Reliable, and Techno-savvy) policing framework. DCP Adoption Plan: Senior officers have adopted 100 police stations to ensure direct accountability and grassroot-level reform. Visionary Alignment: […]

Context: Recent years have seen a paradigm shift from “Space for Peace” to “Space as a Warfighting Domain.” The 2022 Viasat cyber-attack during the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the 2024–2026 surge in GPS spoofing across the Baltic and Mediterranean Seas have proven that space warfare is no longer a sci-fi concept but a present-day reality. What […]

What is the Atlas System? Unveiled in late March 2026, the Atlas system is a mobile, vehicle-mounted drone swarm platform developed by the China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC). It is described as a “mini-battlefield network on wheels.” Composition: The system consists of three distinct units: Swarm-2 Ground Combat Vehicle: The launcher unit. A single […]

Context & Scale of the Problem: India is experiencing a “silent pandemic” of cyber financial crimes. As of 2025-26, Delhi has emerged as a major hotspot, reflecting a national trend where the sophistication of scams has outpaced traditional policing. Surge in Cases: Delhi witnessed a 120% increase in cyber-related financial frauds over the last decade. […]