Monday 26 November 2012

INS Vikarmaditya, Budapest Cyber Security Dialogue, India- US relation, Nikshay, MCI- Code of ethics


INS Vikarmaditya:

·       Trial failure- propulsion problem of jet, broiler problem
·       INS Vikramaditya is nothing but old shit of USSR packed in new design …( Converted from former hybrid missile cum aviation cruiser admiral Gorshkov.

Budapest Cyber Security Dialogue:

Ø Three area of focus-
ü Revitalizing Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-IN)
ü Creation of professional body that certify the security of network  
ü cyber defense of important network that are prone to risk
Ø Need Internation cooperation as most of the attack come across nation border
Ø International sources- United nation’s convention of transnation organized crime and European council on cyber crimes
Ø Other than this India is in many bilateral agreements with countries like US, UK, Korea
Ø Why this is important to India:
v 800 million mobile subscriber
v Targeted half a billion internet users
v 100 billion dollar BPO industry

India- US relation:

Ø Bilateral talk between SM Krishna and Hillary:
Ø Increased Visa fee (H1B and L1) – bad for Indian IT companies
Ø A large quantity of shale gas discovered in US- India interested in importing in liquefied form as LPG to meet its energy requirement but there is problem in US- needs legislative approval to export gas to India, Environmental impact- mainly on water table due to hydraulic fracture
Ø Canada also have shale gas reserves- India can diversify its suppliers
Ø Discussion also on Wisconson Gurudwara shooting , TAPI pipeline,

Nikshay:

Ø ICT application of GoI to monitor the realtime data on TB patients
Ø Est. of all health facilities need to register with Nikshay to report TB cases

MCI- Code of ethics:

Ø MCI- Profession conduct, etiquette and ethics regulation act 2002 which prohibit doctors to accept undue benefits from Pharmaceutical companies and other health industry.

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