{"id":99777,"date":"2026-04-23T12:32:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T07:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=99777"},"modified":"2026-04-23T13:05:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T07:35:51","slug":"ins-nireekshak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/ins-nireekshak\/","title":{"rendered":"INS Nireekshak"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>INS Nireekshak Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">INS Nireekshak recently arrived in Colombo to participate in the fourth edition of the India\u2013Sri Lanka Diving Exercise (DIVEX 2026).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About INS Nireekshak<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>Dive Support and Submarine Rescue Vessel of the Indian Navy.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Built by Mazgaon Shipbuilders in 1985,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the ship has been in service with the Navy since 1989 and was <\/span><b>commissioned <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the year <\/span><b>1995<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Equipped with <\/span><b>advanced deep-sea diving systems,<\/b> <b>recompression chambers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>submarine rescue infrastructure,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the vessel <\/span><b>can deploy Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicles<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and support saturation diving missions.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its sophisticated systems allow it to <\/span><b>maintain stability during sensitive underwater operations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, making it <\/span><b>indispensable for<\/b> <b>search-and-rescue missions,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> underwater <\/span><b>inspections<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and<\/span><b> diver training.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Key Facts about DIVEX 2026<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>fourth edition <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the <\/span><b>India\u2013Sri Lanka Diving Exercise.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The week-long exercise will <\/span><b>bring together diving teams from<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b>Indian Navy and the Sri Lankan Navy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to undertake a series of specialised underwater operations and training drills.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The initiative is aimed at enhancing interoperability, strengthening coordination, and facilitating the <\/span><b>exchange of best practices<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> between the two maritime forces.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>As part of India&#8217;s humanitarian outreach,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b>INS Nireekshak<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will also <\/span><b>hand over two BHISM (Bharat Health Initiative for Sahyog Hita &amp; Maitri) cubes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to Sri Lankan authorities <\/span><b>under the government&#8217;s Aarogya Maitri initiative.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These <\/span><b>portable medical units<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are <\/span><b>equipped to handle up to 200 emergency cases <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and come with essential medicines and basic surgical capabilities, as per the release.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/ins-nireekshak-arrives-in-colombo-for-indiasri-lanka-diving-exercise\/article70893493.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INS Nireekshak is a Dive Support and Submarine Rescue Vessel of the Indian Navy. 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