The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has rescued a total of 679 live baby turtles in two operations over 18 hours in Uttar Pradesh, a DRI official statement said.
The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) on Monday rescued as many as 25 people stranded on the Tyuni Motor Marg under the Chakrata police station limits in Uttarakhand's Dehradun due to heavy snowfall, said an official.
The Indian Navy successfully intercepted and rescued the hijacked Sri Lankan fishing vessel on Tuesday, in coordination with Seychelles Defence Forces and Sri Lanka Navy, the Ministry of Defence said.
In its second rescue operation within a day after saving another Iranian-flagged fishing vessel, FV Iman, from Somali pirates, which had 17 crew members onboard in its anti-piracy operations along the east coast of Somalia and the Gulf of Aden on Monday, an official statement said.
The Indian Navy warship INS Sumitra safely rescued the Iranian-flagged fishing vessel Iman from Somali pirates, which had 17 crew members onboard in its anti-piracy operations along the east coast of Somalia and the Gulf of Aden on Monday, an official statement said.
The Naval ALH MK III (MR) was promptly launched in an ambulance role from INS Shikra upon receipt of an alert message of a French national with a suspected ophthalmic or neurological condition on board the container carrier.
Indian Coast Guard (ICG) conducted a rescue operation by deploying hovercrafts from Haldia for the rescue of 182 pilgrims stranded on a grounded ferry near Namkhana, Kakdwip.