Mobilization of Resources| Various Security Forces & Agencies & Their Mandate |international grouping involving India n affecting India's interest

Start up Fund - Launched in 2016 to help Startup at early stage. However govt does not directly invest in Start ups but allocate the amount to venture capital funds which in turn invest twice the amount it received from govt in Startups. SIDBI manages the fund. 

A venture capital (VC) fund is a sum of money that investors commit for investment in early-stage companies

* Police Vacancies - https://www.drishtiias.com/images/uploads/534image4.webp

* Comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty org (CTBTO)- 1992 , HQ - Vienna. CTBTO runs the International Monitoring System (IMS) of 300-odd stations, which can sense vibrations, hear sounds or smell noble gases (such as Xenon, Krypton) ‘radionuclides’ (such as Beryllium-7). And global nuclear explosion.

* T.N. manoharan recommendation for developing the secondary market for corporate loans

- Widening the spectrum (earlier only bank n NBFC) now suggested even mutual fund agency , insurance company n pension funds can access.

- online loan sale plateform, loan contract registry for buyer n seller.

- self regulatory body

- allow FPI to directly purchase distressed loan instead of going through bank which is working now.

-linking pricing of all loans to external benchmark

* India hosted 1st conference of Armed forces medical services AFMS) of SCO (India n Pak joined in 2017- HQ in shenghai) in Delhi to share the best practices of armed forces in milatry services organised by HQ Integrated defence staff.

India's preparedness in Biological attack (antrax is commonly used)- early detection by Min of health n family welfare, Assessment of the threat by Min of home affairs with NDRF n Biowar by min of defense.

* 16th session of Joint Economic Commission between India and Belgium - Luxembourg Economic Union is held in delhi. Started in 1997 is biannual event

* 6th India China economic dialogue held in new Delhi.

* Seven security forces in India under the authority of Ministry of Home Affairs.

• Assam Rifles (AR) -1835
• Border Security Force (BSF) -1965
• Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) -1969
• Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) - 1939, 1948 act
• Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) - 1962
• National Security Guard (NSG) - 1984, 1986 qct
• Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) 1962

Black panther - Chattisgarh | Haund - AP n TN 

 

* Assam rifles of getting merged with ITBP news - Assam Rifles was formed as a single unit called Cachar Levy in 1835 later in 1870 converted into Assam milatry police batallion with 2 more groups.

These battalion after their service in WWI changed into Assam rifles.

It is under administratrative control of MHA n operational control of min of Defense (it was after Chinese aggression in 1962 it was placed under army).

* National crime record beauro's under min of MHA annual "crime in india report 2017 ( started in 1953)" - Delhi registered highest crime record with 1050 cases per lakhs population than national average 238.

There was increase of 3.6% cases registration over 2016.

- 30% rise in cases against state compared to 2016 max in haryana followed by UP. Max offenses were committed by Left wing extremist, north east insurgent, n terrorists.

- Crime against women increased by 6% Over 2016. Majority of cases were of assualt by husband or his relative n then modesty of women. Max cases were reported in UP followed by MH n WB.

- Bengaluru topped the list in metropolitan cities followed by Mumbai n Jaipur.

- crime against SC has seen increase from 5082 in 2016 to 5775 In 2017. And crime against ST has seen decline from 844 in 2016 to 720 in 2017.

* As per WMO proposal for establishment of combined Meteorological study n climate forcast by Meteorological dept of China Pakistan n IMD by regional climate setup. To help countries in Hindukush Himalaya region.

HKH region spans Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.