Nausena Bhawa | 26 Mar 2024

Source: PIB

Recently, 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.

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