- Two Indian climbers were rescued from Mt. Annapurna in Nepal.
- Annapurna is a mountain situated in theĀ Gandaki Province,Ā Nepal.
- It is theĀ tenth highest mountainĀ in the world at 8,091 metres.
- The entire massif and surrounding area are protectedĀ withinĀ theĀ 7,629-square-kilometre Annapurna Conservation Area, the first and largest conservation area in Nepal.
- For decades, Annapurna I Main held theĀ highest fatality-to-summit rateĀ of all principal eight-thousander summits.
SOURCE: THE HINDU, THE ECONOMIC TIMES, PIB