• The digital platform is located at the NSG garrison in Manesar, Gurugram, Haryana, aims to strengthen India’s counter-terrorism and counter-IED capabilities by enabling post-blast investigations and evidence-based prosecution.

• What? National IED Data Management System (NIDMS) inaugurated
  Inaugurated by: Union Minister Amit Shah, MHA and Ministry of Cooperation
• Developed by: National Bomb Data Centre (NBDC) of the NSG.
• Purpose: Data-driven investigation and analysis of IED-related incidents
• Key Concept: ‘One Nation, One Data Repository’.
• Technology: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Analytics.

About National IED Data Management System (NIDMS):
Overview: NIDMS is a secure, national-level digital platform developed by the National Bomb Data Centre (NBDC) of the NSG for systematic collection, analysis, and dissemination of IED-related data.
Data Coverage: The system serves as a central repository of all bomb explosion incidents in India from 1999 to the present.
Technology: NIDMS is an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled platform that identifies patterns, trends, signature linkages, and modus operandi related to explosives and circuits used.
Beneficiaries: The platform is accessible to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), Anti-Terrorism Squads (ATS), State Police Forces, Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), and other central investigation and intelligence agencies.
National Integration: NIDMS supports the ‘One Nation, One Data (ONOD) Repository’ vision and is integrated with Interoperable Criminal Justice System-2 (ICJS-2) under the ‘One Data–One Entry’ principle.

• Through ICJS-2, it links with Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS), electronic (e)-Courts, e-Prisons, e-Prosecution, e-Forensics, and the National Automated Fingerprint Identification System (NAFIS), strengthening national security coordination.

About National Security Guard (NSG):
Establishment: The NSG, commonly known as ‘Black Cats’, established in 1984 as India’s elite counter-terrorism and anti-hijacking force.
Headquarters: Manesar, Gurugram, Haryana, operating under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
Motto: Sarvatra Sarvottam Suraksha (Omnipresent Omnipotent Security).
Director General (DG) – Brighu Srinivasan
Hubs: Regional hubs are in Mumbai (Maharashtra), Chennai (Tamil Nadu, TN), Kolkata (West Bengal), Hyderabad (Telangana), Ahmedabad (Gujarat), and Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh, UT), supported by the National Bomb Data Centre (NBDC).