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“Great Eared Nightjar” spotted first time in Kollam’s Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary

March 21, 2014

As per the annual bird survey at the Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary, a brood of the highly elusive nocturnal forest bird, the Great Eared Nightjar was spotted first time in Kollam, Kerala. Earlier, it was recorded from the Siruvani foothills in ..

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“RapiDot Diagnostic Kit” developed by Indian researchers to detect virus in shrimps

March 21, 2014

The Mangalore-based College of Fisheries developed a diagnostic kit for the detection of white spot virus in shrimps. The technology developed with funding assistance from the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, New Delhi.  About RapiDot Diagnostic Kit ..

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Assam and Nagaland became first States to get Plastic Photo Identity Card

March 18, 2014

Nagaland and Assam will be the first two states to be issued plastic Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC) for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The new plastic EPICs have many scientific features viz. a hologram with coded details of the ..

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“Oxadiazoles” – New class of Antibiotics discovered

March 15, 2014

The scientists from the University Of Notre Dame, discovered a new class of antibiotics, “Oxadiazoles”, to fight deadly bacteria viz.  Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) and other drug-resistant bacteria that threaten public health. Over 1.2 million compounds screened and founded oxadiazole ..

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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: 15 bird species from India are in critically endangered list

March 14, 2014

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Birds 2013 marked 15 species of birds from India as critically endangered (CR). Critically Endangered (CR): The highest risk category of the IUCN Red List of threatened species, comprising ..

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Study: Volcanoes helped species survive ice ages

March 14, 2014

As per the study of an international team of researchers, the steam and heat from volcanoes allowed species of plants and animals to survive past ice ages. About the study of Volcanoes Based on Antarctica. (As it has at least ..

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Mysterious four new man-made Ozone-Killing gases discovered

March 13, 2014

The scientists from the University of East Anglia, UK discovered traces of four new man-made gases in the atmosphere that are capable of destroying the ozone layer and intensifying global warming. Scientists stated that the new gases are manmade because ..

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CAPRISA discovered potent antibodies to neutralize HIV

March 13, 2014

The Center for the AIDS Program of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) discovered antibodies that are capable of neutralizing HIV strains. It is a remarkable discovery of potent antibodies that could neutralize and kill multiple strains of HIV. Researchers studied ..

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“Akron”: Indian-American owned firm developing zero pressure tyre for US army

March 12, 2014

An Indian-American owned engineering firm, Akron (Ohio-based American Engineering Group (AEG)) has received a $1 million Phase-II project grant from the US Department of Defense to develop tyres that will continue running even after being shredded by roadside bombs or ..

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“Phantom”- World’s first 3D model of human fingerprint developed by Indian-American scientist Mr. Anil Jain

March 11, 2014

An Indian-American scientist, Mr. Anil Jain from Michigan State University built the world’s first three-dimensional (3D) model of a human fingerprint known as Phantom. About Phantom – 3D model of human fingerprint A method that takes a two-dimensional image of ..

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