{"id":27160,"date":"2024-12-17T02:07:56","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T20:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=27160"},"modified":"2025-04-08T07:33:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T02:03:28","slug":"ins-nirdeshak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/ins-nirdeshak\/","title":{"rendered":"INS Nirdeshak"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>About INS Nirdeshak:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>INS Nirdeshak<\/strong> is the <strong>second ship<\/strong> under the <strong>Survey Vessel (Large) Project<\/strong> of the <strong>Indian Navy<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It is designed to conduct <strong>hydrographic surveys<\/strong>, assist in <strong>navigation<\/strong>, and support <strong>maritime operations.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is built by <strong>Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It reflects India&#8217;s commitment to <strong>Aatmanirbhar Bharat<\/strong> (self-reliant India) with over <strong>80% indigenous content<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Legacy: INS Nirdeshak<\/strong> represents the <strong>reincarnation<\/strong> of the <strong>erstwhile INS Nirdeshak<\/strong>, which served the Indian Navy for <strong>32 years<\/strong> with distinction until its <strong>decommissioning on December 19, 2014<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>The name <strong>\u2018Nirdeshak\u2019<\/strong>, meaning <strong>\u2018Pathfinder\u2019<\/strong>, signifies its role in charting the seas with precision.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Key Specifications:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Displacement<\/strong>: Approx. <strong>3400\u20133800 tons<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Length<\/strong>: <strong>110 meters<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Speed<\/strong>: Capable of achieving speeds <strong>exceeding 18 knots<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Endurance<\/strong>: Can remain at sea for <strong>over 25 days<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Propulsion<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>It is driven by <strong>two marine diesel engines<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It is equipped with <strong>fixed-pitch propellers<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Construction Technology<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>Built using <strong>\u2018Integrated Construction\u2019 technology<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Adheres to standards of the <strong>Indian Register of Shipping (IRS)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>State-of-the-Art Equipment<\/strong>: INS Nirdeshak is equipped with advanced <strong>hydrographic and oceanographic <\/strong>survey systems to conduct precise underwater mapping:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hydrographic Data Acquisition and Processing Systems<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Advanced Satellite-Based Navigation and Communication Systems<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sub-surface Sensors<\/strong> for detailed underwater terrain charting.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs)<\/strong> and <strong>Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>These technologies enable <strong>high-accuracy hydrographic surveys<\/strong>, making the vessel a key asset for the Navy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Q1. What is INS Vikrant?<\/h3>\n<p>It is India\u2019s first indigenously designed and manufactured aircraft carrier and has been designed in-house by the Indian Navy\u2019s Warship Design Bureau and constructed by M\/s Cochin Shipyard Limited.<\/p>\n<p><strong>News: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theweek.in\/news\/defence\/2024\/12\/16\/how-ins-nirdeshak-to-be-commissioned-soon-is-set-to-enhance-maritime-dominance-of-indian-navy-in-indian-ocean-region.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">How INS Nirdeshak, to be commissioned soon, is set to enhance maritime dominance of Indian Navy in Indian Ocean Region- The Week<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INS Nirdeshak is the second ship under the Survey Vessel (Large) Project of the Indian Navy, built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":27161,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-27160","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27160"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27160\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}