PM Modi unveils new Naval Ensign, know the history
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 02 unveiled the new Naval Ensign in Kochi, Kerala. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan, state Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and other dignitaries are present at the INS Vikrant Commission ceremony. Ensign has been changed many times since independence. Today's change was to do away with the 'colonial past', Navy's new ensign drops the St George's Cross and incorporates the royal seal of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.