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The app, named Sagara will monitor vessels as they harbor and sail out to sea, ensuring maximum security, among other benefits.

While the Cyclone named ‘Ockhi’ meaning ‘eye’ in Bengali may have brought out several brave rescue stories in the last few days, the fact that till date there is no set mechanism to track fishermen stranded in the sea is what needs to be addressed.

A meeting with wildlife filmmaker Mike Pandey turned daily wage earner Dinesh Goswami into a selfless conservationist of Saurashtra's rich biodiversity.

Antrix Corporation Ltd, which is a commercial arm of the ISRO, is developing the navigation-based app.