1.Exercise Mountain Guardian 2026: India–UAE Joint Military Exercise (Source: PIB)
- MOUNTAIN GUARDIAN 2026 is a bilateral India–UAE Army exercise being held at Chaubatia, Uttarakhand, focusing on mountain warfare and interoperability.
- Training includes joint planning, firing, surveillance, drone operations, rock climbing and technology-enabled operations in difficult mountainous terrain.
2. Form 6 and Form 7 are under the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960, framed under the Representation of the People Act, 1950 are in news (Source: Indian Express)
- Form 6 is the statutory application for new voter enrolment. The controversy arose after SIR-related questions were added to its online version without a notified amendment to the RPA Act 1950; the Supreme Court clarified that it had not approved these changes.
- Form 7: Used to object to inclusion of a person’s name or seek deletion of an existing entry from the electoral roll, including due to death, shifting or ineligibility. Allegations are surfacing against some individuals filing false Form 7 applications to delete eligible voters.
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