CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Japan. The Union Cabinet has given its approval for signing a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) in the field of cybersecurity between India and Japan.

Detailed explanation-2: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is France. India and France have signed an MoU with scope for cooperation in health research. The MoU was signed on 25 January 2022 between the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, CSIR and Institut Pasteur, France.

Detailed explanation-3: -The MoU has been signed between the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, and Israel’s National Cyber Directorate (INCD). Under the MoU, technological assistance and mutual services in cyber security will be exchanged.

Detailed explanation-4: -In a special petition filed in 2021, the Supreme Court of India ruled that cyber attacks and data thefts are a crime under the Information Technology Act (IT Act) of 200 and the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Detailed explanation-5: -Provides legal recognition to electronic documents and a framework to support e-filing and e-commerce transactions and also provides a legal framework to mitigate, check cyber crimes.