Indian Navy commissions survey vessel INS Ikshak into the Indian Navy at a ceremonial event held at Naval Base in Kochi on Thursday.
About INS Ishak
Type: Survey Vessel Large Class (SVL)
Developed by: Constructed by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd., Kolkata, with over 80% indigenous content
Aim: To enhance the Indian Navy’s hydrographic and oceanographic survey capacity, generate accurate nautical charts, and support navigation safety, resource mapping, and defence infrastructure planning across India’s vast maritime domain.
Significance:
oBoosts hydrographic excellence: Strengthens India’s maritime charting, seabed mapping, and naval navigation safety network.
oStrategic autonomy: Reflects India’s self-reliance in naval engineering and defence manufacturing.
oSupports Blue Economy: Enables port development, undersea cable planning, and marine resource management.
IAS-2026 - OPTIONAL / GEOGRAPHY / PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION / SOCIOLOGY / ANTHROPOLOGY / ORIENTATION ON 03 & 04-10-2025 
