Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), announced the Cyber Surakshit Bharat initiative.
It aims to spread awareness about cybercrime and building capacity for safety measures for Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and frontline IT staff across all government departments.
Cyber Surakshit Bharat is the first public-private partnership of its kind and will leverage the expertise of the IT industry in cybersecurity.
Cyber Surakshit Bharat aims to conduct a series of training programs for departments in State and Union governments,Public Sector Banks, and technical arms of the Air Force, Army and Navy.
Australia Group
Recently the Australia Group decided to admit India as its 43rd participant.
India’s entry would contribute to international security and non-proliferation objectives.
The Australia Group (AG) is an informal forum of countries which, seeks to ensure export controls over development of chemical or biological weapons.
By this AG nations would fulfil their obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention and the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention to the fullest extent possible.
The other grouping like Australia group are MTCR, Wassenaar arrangement and NSG.
MTCR
It is a multilateral, consensus based grouping of 35 member countries who are voluntarily committed to the non-proliferation of missiles capable of carrying chemical, biological and nuclear weapons of mass destruction (WMDs).
It controls the export of the technologies and materials involved in ballistic missile systems and unmanned aerial vehicles capable of carrying nuclear warheads.
This is a non–treaty association which has a rule-based regulation mechanism to limit the transfer of such critical technologies of these missile systems.
India joined the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) in 2016.
Wassenaar Arrangement (WA)
The Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) has been established in order to contribute to regional and international security and stability.
It promotes transparency and greater responsibility in transfers of conventional arms and dual-use goods and technologies, thus preventing destabilising accumulations.
The aim is also to prevent the acquisition of these items by terrorists.
Participating States ensure that transfers of these items do not contribute to the development or enhancement of military capabilities.
India became a member of WA in 2017.
NSG
Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) is a multinational body concerned with reducing nuclear proliferation by controlling the export and re-transfer of materials that may be applicable to nuclear weapon development.
NSG was set up in 1974 as a reaction to India’s nuclear tests.
Highway Nest
Union government has planned to install food kiosks in toll plazas run by NHAI.
These kiosks will sell drinking water, tea/coffee, and packaged food for the convenience of highways users.
These kiosks are termed as Highway Nest (Mini) and are under construction on both up-side and down-side at all 372 NH run toll plazas.
UN Environment Management Group (EMG)
The EMG is a UN system-wide coordination body on environment and human settlements.
Its members include the secretariats of the multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) and other specialized agencies, programmes and organs of the UN.
Representatives of intergovernmental bodies, civil society and international non-governmental organizations can be invited to contribute.
The EMG works through technical meetings, Issue Management Groups and task forces.
Source: PIB, the Hindu, Business standard, Economic times
