In pursuance of the Govt of India’s ‘Make in India’ thrust and achieving the Indian Navy’s goal of self-reliance through indigenous development, a two day seminar on “Innovation and Indigenisation – Sailing towards Self Reliance” was inaugurated on 16 July 2015 by Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral RK Dhowan at DRDO Bhawan, New Delhi. The seminar was conducted by the Indian Navy in association with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).