Important Operations conducted by Indian Army
India conducted number of operations under different coded titles which are important from exam point of view.
Suspension of LoC trade in Jammu and Kashmir
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) suspended the cross-Line of Control (LoC) trade in Jammu and Kashmir, citing “funnelling of illegal weapons, narcotics and fake currency” as reasons.
C-295 transport aircraft plane deal
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has several proposals to be put up before the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) when it meets in June after the Lok Sabha elections.
Honeypot- Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centres
According to global cyber security major Sophos, cybercriminals attempted attacks on a Mumbai Cloud server honeypot more than 678,000 times in a month.
Dhanush artillery guns
The Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) handed over the first batch of six Dhanush artillery guns to the Army.
National security strategy
Recently, Lt. Gen. D.S. Hooda (retd.), who led the 2016 surgical strikes as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Army’s Northern Command, elaborates on a vision document on national security that he presented to Congress president Rahul Gandhi.
Terror Monitoring Group (TMG)
Ministry of Home Affairs has formed a Terror Monitoring Group (TMG) to take action against hard core sympathisers among government employees, including teachers, who are providing covert or overt support” to terror-related activities.
Pulwama attack
India will make a request the U.S. for details from a service provider of “virtual SIMs”.
Jamaat-e-Islami
The surge in local youth joining terrorist ranks spurred the ban on Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI-J&K).
Army’s carbine procurement held up
The fast-track procurement of 93,895 Close Quarter Carbine (CQB) rifles for the Army has been delayed even after the completion of cost negotiations as the case is pending with the Defence Ministry.