Category 21 · Current Affairs & Government Schemes

Defence and Security Current Affairs

13 micro topics in Current Affairs & Government Schemes for UPSC Prelims, in book order: India's Missile Systems in the News (Agni-V, Agni-Prime, BrahMos, K-Series Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missiles); Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP) Legacy Systems; and 11 more.

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India's Missile Systems in the News (Agni-V, Agni-Prime, BrahMos, K-Series Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missiles)

India's strategic and tactical missile systems in the news are the Agni series of nuclear-capable ballistic missiles, the Agni-Prime, the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile and the K-series of submarine-launched ballistic missiles. All are developed or co-developed…
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Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP) Legacy Systems

The Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP) was a Government of India programme, sanctioned in 1983 and led by the Defence Research and Development Organisation under the Ministry of Defence, to make India self-reliant in guided…
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Defence Indigenization and Atmanirbhar Bharat in Defence Production

Defence indigenisation is the policy of the Ministry of Defence to design, develop and manufacture military equipment in India and cut dependence on imports, as part of Atmanirbhar Bharat announced in May 2020. Its main tools…
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Innovation for Defence Excellence (iDEX) Scheme

Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) is a Ministry of Defence scheme, launched in April 2018 and run by the Department of Defence Production, that funds start-ups, MSMEs, individual innovators and research bodies to build new technology…
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Agnipath Scheme and Agniveer Recruitment Reforms

The Agnipath Scheme is the recruitment scheme for soldiers, sailors and airmen below officer rank, announced by the Ministry of Defence on 14 June 2022 and managed by the Department of Military Affairs. Recruits, called Agniveers,…
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Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) and Defence Procurement Reforms

The Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) is the rulebook of the Ministry of Defence for buying capital equipment such as aircraft, ships, tanks and weapons for the armed forces. DAP 2020, in force from 1 October 2020,…
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Semiconductor Fabrication Plants and India's Chip Manufacturing Push (Dholera, Sanand)

India's chip manufacturing push is led by the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM), approved by the Union Cabinet in December 2021 with an outlay of Rs 76,000 crore under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The…
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Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Defence Standardisation Initiatives

Defence standardisation is the process of fixing common technical specifications for military materials, equipment and test methods so that supplies are interchangeable, cheaper and of known quality. In India it works through two bodies. The Bureau…
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Indigenous Aircraft Carriers and Naval Modernisation (INS Vikrant, INS Vikramaditya)

INS Vikrant is India's first indigenously built aircraft carrier, designed by the Indian Navy's Directorate of Naval Design and built by Cochin Shipyard Limited, and commissioned by the Prime Minister on 2 September 2022. It displaces…
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Tejas Light Combat Aircraft and Other Indigenous Defence Platforms

The Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) is India's indigenous single-engine, delta-wing multirole fighter, designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency under DRDO and built by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). The programme began in 1984, the technology demonstrator…
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Multilateral and Bilateral Defence Exercises (Malabar, Yudh Abhyas, Tarang Shakti, Garuda Shakti)

Defence exercises are planned joint drills in which the Indian armed forces train with foreign forces to build trust and the ability to work together. Four are often asked. Malabar is a naval exercise that began…
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Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and Theatre Command Restructuring

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) is the single-point military adviser to the Government of India and the permanent Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee, a four-star post created on 24 December 2019 on the…
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Defence Corridors (Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu Defence Industrial Corridors)

The Defence Industrial Corridors are two planned clusters of defence manufacturing, in Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, announced in the Union Budget 2018-19 and set up under the Ministry of Defence, Department of Defence Production, to…

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Frequently asked questions

Which topics are in Defence and Security Current Affairs?

Defence and Security Current Affairs has 13 micro topics in Current Affairs & Government Schemes: India's Missile Systems in the News (Agni-V, Agni-Prime, BrahMos, K-Series Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missiles); Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP) Legacy Systems; Defence Indigenization and Atmanirbhar Bharat in Defence Production; Innovation for Defence Excellence (iDEX) Scheme; Agnipath Scheme and Agniveer Recruitment Reforms; Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) and Defence Procurement Reforms; Semiconductor Fabrication Plants and India's Chip Manufacturing Push (Dholera, Sanand); Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Defence Standardisation Initiatives; Indigenous Aircraft Carriers and Naval Modernisation (INS Vikrant, INS Vikramaditya); Tejas Light Combat Aircraft and Other Indigenous Defence Platforms; Multilateral and Bilateral Defence Exercises (Malabar, Yudh Abhyas, Tarang Shakti, Garuda Shakti); Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and Theatre Command Restructuring; Defence Corridors (Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu Defence Industrial Corridors).

Is Defence and Security Current Affairs important for UPSC Prelims?

Defence and Security Current Affairs is a part of the UPSC Prelims Current Affairs & Government Schemes syllabus map on MaargX UPSC. Each of its 13 published topics has key terms, a Mains angle and practice questions.