CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Union Home Ministry has extended the jurisdictional limits for notified police stations from the existing 12 nautical miles to 200 nautical miles by issuing a government notification.

Detailed explanation-2: -The study area comprises the region under the jurisdiction of 14 coastal police stations in the three coastal districts of West Bengal, viz. East Medinipur, South 24 Parganas and North 24 Parganas.

Detailed explanation-3: -In Feb 2009, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) was additionally designated as the authority responsible for coastal security in territorial waters, including areas to be patrolled by the Coastal Police.

Detailed explanation-4: -Berhampur: Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday awarded Aska police station in Ganjam district as the best police station in the country for 2022. Prasant Kumar Sahoo, inspector in-charge, Aska police station, received the trophy from Shah at the annual conference of DGPs-IGPs in New Delhi.

Detailed explanation-5: -Coastal Security Scheme (CSS) Department of Border Management implements CSS in a phased manner with the objective of upgrading the infrastructure of the Coastal States/UTs Police Force for patrolling and monitoring of coastal areas, particularly shallow waters near the coast.