Silver Notice

Source:  BS Context: Interpol has introduced its first-ever Silver Notice, a groundbreaking initiative to track and recover laundered assets across international borders. About the Silver Notice: What it is: A colour-coded alert by Interpol to track and recover criminally acquired assets such as properties, vehicles, financial accounts, and businesses. How it works: Member countries can …

Role of Interpol

GS paper 2 Syllabus: Important international institutions, agencies and fora-their structure, mandate etc   Source: The Hindu, Indian Express Direction: One article from Hindu and other from Indian Express have been combined. You may go through it once. We also dealt with Interpol in FFP a few days back. Here we are examining its role. …

Interpol

GS Paper 2: Syllabus: Important International Institutions, agencies, and fora – their Structure, Mandate.  Context: Preparations are afoot for the 90th Interpol General Assembly, to be held in Delhi.   What is Interpol? The International Criminal Police Organization, commonly known as Interpol is an international organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and crime control. Headquartered …

Interpol

GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate.   Context: The Interpol has elected Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Director Praveen Sinha as a Delegate for Asia in its Executive Committee.   About the Interpol Executive Committee: The Executive Committee has 13 members from different countries comprising the …

Interpol:

GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate.   Context: The Interpol has launched an online campaign to apprise people of major cyberthreats to help them protect their computer systems, networks and personal information from cybercriminals. The three-week campaign, from October 4 to 22, would be run primarily through …

Interpol

Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. Interpol: Context: Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, who had recently fled from Antigua and Barbuda, was captured in neighbouring Dominica after an Interpol Yellow Notice was issued against him. Choksi had been living in Antigua and Barbuda since 2018 after taking the citizenship. He is …

Interpol

Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. Interpol What to study? For Prelims and mains: Composition, objectives and functions of Interpol. Context: The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) has warned member countries that cybercriminals were attempting to target major hospitals and other institutions on the front lines of the fight against …