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  The Indian Navy remains committed to being a first responder in the region and ensuring the safety of merchant shipping, along with international partners and friendly foreign countries Savior:  The Indian Navy Distress:    the vessel — MV Ruen   Issue:  the hijacking of a Malta-flagged vessel with 18 crew members on board. How:  the Indian Navy diverted its naval maritime patrol aircraft undertaking surveillance in the area and its warship on anti-piracy patrol in the Gulf of Aden to locate and assist MV Ruen

Report is published by BPR&D, annually, since 1986 . Police personnel on duty surpass sanctioned strength by 35% . No. of people getting police protection across India , reduced by 8% in 2019 as compared to 2018. West Bengal, Punjab, Bihar and Jammu and Kashmir have the maximum numbers of people getting police protection.

  The  Narcotics Control Bureau   was set up as apex  drug  law enforcement agency with view to coordinate actions of various central/state agencies in the matters related with  drug  law in the country.   NCB under the Ministry of Home Affairs , Government of India.  The agency is tasked with combating drug trafficking and the use of illegal substances under the provisions of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985. The National Policy on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances is based on the Directive Principles, contained in Article 47 of the Indian Constitution, which direct the State to endeavour to bring about prohibition of the consumption, except for medicinal purposes, of intoxicating drugs injurious to health. India is a signatory to the single Convention on Narcotic Drugs 1961, as amended by the 1972 Protocol, the Conventions on Psychotropic Substances, 1971 and the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic...