CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Himachal Pradesh has become the first Indian state to develop a DNA database for unidentified bodies, according to media reports. The process of creating this database had started in April 2022.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first DNA database, the National DNA Database (NDNAD) was established in England and Wales in 1995. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) is the US federal DNA database that was implemented in October 1998 (Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2022).

Detailed explanation-3: -The FBI administers both the NDIS and CODIS, but the DNA information contained in the national database comes from both the federal government and the states. The national DNA database system has three basic levels: first, local governments collect DNA information in their own databases.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Interpol DNA database is used in criminal investigations. Interpol maintains an automated DNA database called DNA Gateway that contains DNA profiles submitted by member countries collected from crime scenes, missing persons, and unidentified bodies.