CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) is a law enforcement agency and economic intelligence agency responsible for enforcing economic laws and fighting economic crime in India. It is part of the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Government Of India.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Centre has extended the tenure of Sanjay Kumar Mishra, the director of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), by a year till November 18, 2023. This is the third extension given to the 1984-batch Indian Revenue Service officer.

Detailed explanation-3: -Enforcement Directorate (ED) controls and checks money laundering activities in India. As an Assistant Enforcement Officer, you would join ED as a group B officer.

Detailed explanation-4: -ED has been given the responsibility to enforce the provisions of the PMLA by conducting investigation to trace the assets derived from proceeds of crime, to provisionally attach the property and to ensure prosecution of the offenders and confiscation of the property by the Special court. 2.

Detailed explanation-5: -The state police is headed by an IPS officer with the rank of director general of police (DGP), assisted by two (or more) additional directors general of police (ADGs). Other DG rank officers head autonomous bodies not controlled by the DGP, such as the police recruitment board, fire service and police training.