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Current affairsAASHVAST Lab: Indian Army's Air-Gapped Drone Security Testing Facility to Detect Hidden Chinese Components and Firmware ThreatsThe Indian Army inaugurated the AASHVAST Lab (Assessment and Analysis of Systems Hardware for Vulnerabilities And Security Threats) on August 14, 2026, to detect Chinese-origin components, hidden malware, GPS spoofing vulnerabilities, and unauthorised firmware in military drones. The air-gapped, read-only facility at DG EME Headquarters in Delhi represents a critical step in securing India's growing military drone fleet against supply-chain cyber threats. Current affairsBRICS ICT Track 2026, Pune: Digital BRICS Forum, 12th Communications Ministers Meeting — India's Chairship PrioritiesIndia, as BRICS Chair 2026, is hosting the BRICS ICT Track in Pune from August 17–21, comprising the 7th BRICS ICT Working Group, Digital BRICS Forum and Expo (August 20), and the 12th BRICS Communications Ministers Meeting (August 21). The five-day programme — themed "Innovate, Cooperate and Transform for a Resilient Future" — covers cybersecurity, digital skilling, AI governance, and digital infrastructure for BRICS's 11 member nations. Current affairsBankers' Books Evidence Bill, 2026: India Repeals 135-Year-Old Colonial Banking LawThe Lok Sabha passed the Bankers' Books Evidence Bill, 2026 on 5 August 2026, repealing the 135-year-old Bankers' Books Evidence Act, 1891. The new law expands the definition of "bankers' books" to cover digital, cloud-based, and electronic records, and makes certified copies of such records admissible as prima facie evidence in courts, arbitrations, and regulatory investigations.
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- India's Telecommunications Act, 2023 — which modernises the legal framework India presents at the BRICS ICT Track — replaced which colonial-era legislation as its primary predecessor?UPSC · Current Affairs
- Under India's new criminal laws (2023), which provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) covers the offence of "cheating by personation by using computer resources" — directly applicable to digital arrest fraudsters who impersonate CBI or ED officials online?UPSC · Current Affairs