Syllabus: GS- III Subject: Current affairs Topic: Places in news, Issue: INS Jatayu
Context: The Indian Navy commissioned INS Jatayu, a naval base at Minicoy Island, Lakshadweep.
- This is the second base after INS Dweeprakshak in Kavaratti.
- The Navy also commissioned its first MH-60R multi-role helicopter squadron at Kochi
- Will strengthen India’s surveillance and security posture in the region and boost its anti-submarine warfare
Nine degree channel:
- It is a body of water that separates the main Lakshadweep archipelago from Minicoy Island.
- Strategic sea lane: A vital passage for merchant shipping between Europe and Western Asia with Southeast Asia and the Far East.
