Nausena Bhawan:
The Union Minister for Defence inaugurated ‘Nausena Bhawan’, the first Headquarter building of the Indian Navy, in New Delhi.
- Previously, the Navy operated from 13 different locations, necessitating a consolidated headquarters.
- The major bases of the Indian Navy are located at Mumbai, Goa, Karwar, Kochi, Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Kolkata and Port Blair.
- The building has achieved Green Rating IV under the integrated habitability assessment.
- Every year, Indian Navy Day is celebrated on 4th December to respect the Indian Navy’s counter-attack in Operation Trident during the Indo-Pakistan War 1971.