CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Piyush Goyal has been appointed by the Central Government as the new CEO of NATGRID (National Intelligence Grid).

Detailed explanation-2: -After remaining in Intelligence Bureau (IB) for over 28 years, senior IPS officer A K Patnaik has been appointed as CEO of Natgrid, an integrated intelligence grid. A K Patnaik is the son-in-law of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Detailed explanation-3: -NATGRID was proposed to be established by former Home Minister P. Chidambaram after the 26/11 Mumbai attack in 2008, which is counted as one of the most dangerous terrorist attacks in India to date. 26/11 exposed the vulnerabilities in Indian Intelligence action networks and gathering.

Detailed explanation-4: -Raghu Raman is the President Risk, Security & New Ventures at Reliance Industries Ltd and the former founding CEO of National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID), GoI. In his earlier avatars, he has led Mahindra First Choice, Mahindra Special Services Group and Mahindra-British Aerospace joint venture as the CEO.

Detailed explanation-5: -NATGRID was initiated in 2009 with Rs 2800 crore budget. It is the integrated intelligence framework connecting the databases of security agencies of the Government of India to gather inclusive patterns of intelligence that can be accessed by intelligence agencies.