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World's first fully warm-blooded fish named Opah discovered
World’s first fully warm-blooded fish named Opah or moonfish was discovered recently. It was discovered by scientists at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Opah or moonfish has ability to circulate heated blood throughout its body which makes ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015
New species of Geckos discovered at Hampi in Karnataka
A new species of a gecko was spotted at the ruins of the World Heritage Site of Hampi in Karnataka. It was named as Cnemaspis adii after a young herpetology researcher Aditya Srinivasulu from Hyderabad, Telangana. It was spotted by the ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Newly discovered Spider named after Telangana state
Newly discovered spiders of Thomisidae family have been named as Telangana crab spider (Thomisus telanganensis) i.e. after Indian state of Telangana. These spiders were discovered by G.B. Pravalikha and Chelmala Srinivasulu, wildlife and taxonomy researchers from the Zoology Department of ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Indian American scientist Murty Kambhampati chosen for US Presidential award
An Indian-American scientist and biology professor Murty Kambhampati is chosen for prestigious US Presidential award. He is among 15 scientists who have been chosen for US Presidential award for excellence in the field of science, mathematics and engineering mentoring (PAESMEM). ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Endophytic alga species found in Indian Ocean
Researchers have found Endophytic alga belonging to Ulvella leptochaete species thriving in the Indian Ocean. This species of alga is originally inhabitant to the seas around the British Isles and the East China Sea. It belongs to a type known ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
4 new vaccines added to India's Universal Immunization Programme (UIP)
As per an announcement made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Government of India plans to introduce four new vaccines as part of India’s Universal Immunization Programme (UIP). The vaccines will be against Rotavirus, Rubella and Polio (injectable) which will ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2014
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
June 25 obeserved as World Vitiligo Day
June 25 was observed as World Vitiligo Day across the world. The day specifically focuses people with vitiligo disease. The day is observed with an aim to focus on vitiligo through international collaborative research and public awareness programmes about the ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2014
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
India denies patent to US pharmaceutical firm Abraxis BioSciences' anti-cancer drug "Abraxane"
The Indian Patent Office (IPO) has denied a patent on US firm Abraxis BioSciences’ anti-cancer drug ‘Abraxane’. The application was rejected on the grounds that the drug lacked invention, not being patentable and insufficient. While rejecting the patent IPO took into account Section ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2014
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Immunotherapists from US and Japan win the inaugural 'Tang Prize'
Immunologists Dr James Allison of the US and Dr Tasuku Honjo of Japan were named joint recipients of the inaugural Tang Prize in Biopharmaceutical Science for their discoveries that have helped advance immunotherapy and has brought new ray of hope ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2014
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
RGCA’s Lab is India’s First NABL Accredited Aquaculture Pathology Lab
The Central Aquaculture Pathology Laboratory of Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture (RGCA), the Research & Development arm of MPEDA (Marine Products Export Development Authority), has now become the first aquaculture pathology laboratory in the India to be accredited by NABL (National ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2014
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs