{"id":203157,"date":"2022-09-02T19:19:13","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T13:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=203157"},"modified":"2022-09-03T11:39:21","modified_gmt":"2022-09-03T06:09:21","slug":"pm-unveils-new-naval-ensign-heres-why-it-is-significant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/pm-unveils-new-naval-ensign-heres-why-it-is-significant\/","title":{"rendered":"PM unveils new naval ensign, here\u2019s why it is significant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source:\u00a0<\/b>The post is based on the following articles<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/b>PM unveils new naval ensign, here\u2019s why it is significant<\/b>\u201d\u00a0<\/b>published in\u00a0Indian Express <\/b>on 1st September 2022.<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cNavy\u2019s ensign pays tribute to Shivaji<\/b>\u201d\u00a0<\/b>published in The Hindu <\/b>on 3rd September 2022.<\/b><\/p>\n

What is the News?<\/b><\/h5>\n

The Prime Minister unveiled the new Ensign (flag) of the Indian Navy in Kochi to mark the launch of India\u2019s first aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant. This is the fourth time the naval ensign has been changed since 1950.<\/p>\n

What is Naval Ensign?<\/b><\/h5>\n

A naval ensign is a flag that is installed atop naval warships, on ground stations, at air bases and at other institutions used as a form of maritime identification.<\/p>\n

Every country\u2019s navy has its own ensign which can be the same as their country\u2019s flag or a distant one. For example, the US Navy\u2019s ensign is the same as its national flag, but many other navies have distinctive naval ensigns which are used by their war vessels.<\/span><\/p>\n

Evolution of Indian Naval Ensign<\/b><\/h5>\n

1950-2001:<\/b> After 1950 when India became a Republic, the prefix ‘Royal’ was dropped from Royal Indian Navy(RIN) and it was rechristened as the Indian Navy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 The ensign was also replaced with the Indian flag instead of Britain\u2019s flag over the St George\u2019s Cross. Now the naval ensign had an Indian flag at the top left corner of the St George\u2019s Cross over a white background.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Source: Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2001-2004:<\/b> The naval ensign was again modified in the year 2001 where the St George\u2019s Cross was dropped and a blue crest of the Indian Navy was set upon the white background with the Indian flag retaining its position.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 This modification did not go well as many complained that the blue of the naval crest was indistinguishable from the sky and the ocean.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Source: Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2004-2014: <\/b>Changes were made to the naval ensign in 2004 where the blue crest was dropped and St George\u2019s Cross was restored, with a National Emblem at the intersection of the cross.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Source: Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2014-2022:<\/b> In 2014, the ensign which is in use to date was customized to add <\/span>Satyamev Jayate <\/span><\/i>written in Devanagari script under the State Emblem of India at the intersection of St George\u2019s Cross.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Source: Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
What is the new Naval Ensign unveiled by the PM?<\/b><\/h5>\n

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The Saint George’s cross has been removed from the new Indian Navy flag. The elements of the new Indian Navy flag consist of the national flag (tricolor) in the upper left canton, symbolizing the national spirit of India’s maritime force.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the lower right-hand corner on the fly side, the Indian Navy’s new insignia consists of the Indian national emblem with the national motto \u2018Satyamev Jayate\u2019 engraved in Devanagari script, anchor and Navy’s motto: <\/span>Shan no Varunaha<\/span><\/i> (Be auspicious unto us oh Varuna) inside a blue octagon.<\/span><\/p>\n

The octagon depicts eight directions, symbolizing good fortune, eternity, renewal and draws positive energy from all directions.<\/span><\/p>\n

The golden border of the octagon represents the Rajmudra of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the legendary 16th-century Maratha warrior. He built a credible naval fleet that earned grudging admiration from European navies operating in the region at the time.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source:\u00a0The post is based on the following articles \u201cPM unveils new naval ensign, here\u2019s why it is significant\u201d\u00a0published in\u00a0Indian Express on 1st September 2022. \u201cNavy\u2019s ensign pays tribute to Shivaji\u201d\u00a0published in The Hindu on 3rd September 2022. What is the News? The Prime Minister unveiled the new Ensign (flag) of the Indian Navy in Kochi… Continue reading PM unveils new naval ensign, here\u2019s why it is significant<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10317,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1760,9],"tags":[10500],"class_list":["post-203157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-polity-and-nation","category-public","tag-indian-express","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=203157"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203157\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=203157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=203157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=203157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}