Indian Black Honeybee

Indian black honeybee discovered in the Western Ghats. About Indian black honeybee A new endemic species of honeybee, christened Indian black honeybee (Apis karinjodian), was discovered in the Western Ghats. Its habitat ranges from the central Western Ghats and Nilgiris ..

Month: Current Affairs – November, 2022

Category: Environment Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs

Allmenia multiflora

A new species of plant named Allmenia multiflora was discovered on the granite hillocks of Palakkad. Key facts Allmenia multiflora is a new species belonging to the genus Allmania. It is only the second species of the Allmania genus found in the world. The new species ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2022

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Paraliparis selti – new species of deep sea fish

Scientists have recently discovered a new species of deep sea fish in the Atacama Trench. Key facts In 2018, an international team of researchers surveyed the Atacama Trench by deployed free-falling landers to study deep sea creatures. They recorded three ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2022

Category: Environment Current Affairs • Places in News Current Affairs

Icaria: new catfish species

A new catfish species has been discovered by ICAR-NBFGR. Key facts The new species of catfish belongs to the genus Pangasius. It was found in Mettur Dam in Salem district, Tamil Nadu, by the ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources ..

Month: Current affairs - September, 2022

Category: Environment Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs

Western Ghats: New gecko species

A team of researchers recently discovered a new gecko species in the Western Ghats of Kerala. The species has been named as Hemidactylus easai. The species was named after the former director of the Kerala Forest and Research Institute P ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Scomberoides pelagicus: New fish (Pola Vatta)

The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) recently identified a new Vatta species. The new fish is called Scomberoides pelagicus. About the new fish The new fish belongs to queen fish group. It is localled called Pola vatta. The fish ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Humbertium covidum: New hammerhead flatworm species

Scientists recently discovered Humbertium covidum. These are new flat worn species. They look like a mini cobra. The new species were found hunting snails in Italy and France. They have been named after COVID pandemic. About H.covidum H.covidum are not ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022

Category: Environment Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs

Neuroterus valhalla: New Wasp species

The Rice University researchers recently discovered a new wasp species called Neuroterus Valhalla. It is a weird species that spends 11 months of a year locked in a crypt. It is just a millimetre long. About N.valhalla It was discovered ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Ramisyllis kingghidorahi: New Species of Branching Worm

The marine biologists recently described the third species of syllid worm. It was named as Ramisyllis kingghidorahi. The species was found in shallow waters of Sado island in Japan. It was found inside the sponges. About the new species The ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Uvariopsis dicaprio

Uvariopsis dicaprio is a newly identified tree species. It is the first new tree species to be described in 2022. It was discovered in tropical Ebo forest of Cameroon and is native to the region. The tree has been added ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022

Category: Environment Current Affairs