SNIPPETS 13 MARCH 2026

Supplementary Demand for Grants: Under Article 115, it is caused to be laid by the President of India before both the Houses of the Parliament+ It shows the estimated amount of further expenditure necessary in respect of a financial year over and above the expenditure authorized in the Budget for that year+It may be token, technical, or substantive/cash.

GPS Jamming and Spoofing: GPS Jamming–>It involves the use of a device called a jammer to disrupts and blocks authentic GNSS signals, it overpowers weaker signals with ‘noise’ on the same frequency+ GPS Spoofing–>It refers to the practice of manipulating or tricking a GPS receiver by broadcasting false GPS signals, it misleads the GPS receiver into believing it is located somewhere it is not, resulting in the device providing inaccurate location data.

Exercise LAMITIYE-2026: It is a biennial joint military exercise conducted between India and Seychelles+ The 2026 edition is the first tri-services participation from India+ Indian Armed Forces Contingent arrived in Seychelles for Exercise LAMITIYE