GS3Technology, economic development, biodiversity, environment, security and disaster management
Communication networks, cyber security, money laundering
Syllabus: Challenges to internal security through communication networks, role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges, basics of cyber security; money-laundering and its prevention.
Current affairs on this topic 6
- India demonstrates a 5.56 km free-space quantum key distribution link in Gandhinagar 4 October 2026
A secret key sent through open air across 5.56 km: how does physics catch an eavesdropper?
- Policing report: one in eight faced cybercrime, poor victims paid more bribes for redress 30 September 2026
If the rich are scammed more often, why do the poor end up paying bribes to get their money back?
- India's NGOs at a new funding crossroads 21 September 2026
A new FCRA Bill proposes powers over assets built with foreign money.
- How the EU plans to keep children under 15 off social media 21 September 2026
Australia banned it for under-16s. Now Europe moves. Should India?
- Why the NCPCR has summoned Meta over ads linked to child sexual abuse material 13 September 2026
A child rights body can summon a tech giant, but can it make it act? The Meta case tests the limits.
- FATF warns that hawala networks are going digital, using stablecoins and AI 8 September 2026
An old, trust-based way of moving money now runs on encrypted apps and stablecoins. Can regulators keep up?
Background from the reference shelf
Previous-year questions 7
- 2026 · GS3 · 10 marks Explain how fake news and disinformation pose threat to Internal Security and Public Order in Indian context? In this regard, discuss salient features of amendments in respect of Information…
- 2024 · GS3 · 15 marks Social media and encrypting messaging services pose a serious security challenge. What measures have been adopted at various levels to address the security implications of social media? Also suggest…
- 2024 · GS3 · 10 marks Describe the context and salient features of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.
- 2023 · GS3 · 10 marks Introduce the concept of Artificial Intelligence (AI). How does AI help clinical diagnosis? Do you perceive any threat to privacy of the individual in the use of AI in the healthcare?
- 2021 · GS3 · 10 marks Discuss how emerging technologies and globalisation contribute to money laundering. Elaborate measures to tackle the problem of money laundering both at national and international levels.
- 2018 · GS3 · 15 marks Data security has assumed significant importance in the digitized world due to rising cyber-crimes. The Justice B. N. Srikrishna Committee Report addresses issues related to data security. What, in…
- 2018 · GS3 · 15 marks India's proximity to two of the world's biggest illicit opium-growing states has enhanced her internal security concerns. Explain the linkages between drug trafficking and other illicit activities…