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Goals set in Global Biodiversity Framework should be ambitious yet practic
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Goals and targets set in Global Biodiversity Framework should be ambitious, yet realistic and practical, said Union Minister Bhupendra Yadav on Sunday.
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New ways microbes might help humans build colonies on Moon, Mars: Research
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have been motivated to consider new ways that microbes can assist humans in colonising the Moon and Mars by studying the biochemical process by which cyanobacteria absorb nutrients from rocks in Chile's Atacama Desert.
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Wood-consuming clams dominate their habitat using excreted matter: Study
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In a study published in the journal, 'Marine Biodiversity', clams often fill the holes they dig into with their own excreta.
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UN ranks Namami Gange among Top 10 World Restoration Flagship Programmes
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The award was received by G. Asok Kumar, the Director General of the Namami Gange project during a function at the 15th Conference of Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) in Montreal, Canada on World Restoration Day on Wednesday.
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Biological E gets DCGI's nod to manufacture, market 14-valent pneumococcal
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Streptococcus pneumonia infection remains one of the leading causes of death among children under five in India and developing countries. BE's PCV14 Vaccine will help prevent invasive pneumococcal infection and save millions of lives worldwide. PCV14 may be administered to infants of 6, 1
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Scientists suggest that whales could be a valuable carbon sink
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Nature-based solutions to fight climate change take a holistic approach that promotes biodiversity and ecosystem preservation. While many efforts have focused on planting trees or restoring wetlands, researchers publishing in Trends in Ecology and Evolution on December 15 advocate for the im
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Anonymous GPS data could help check people's usage of green spaces: Study
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A recent study shows how the public's use of parks and other green spaces in metropolitan areas can be tracked using anonymized GPS data from people's smartphones, which could help guide their management.
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221 Geographical Areas operationalised for supply of CNG: Govt
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The government is promoting alternative fuels which inter alia include Liquified Natural Gas (LNG), Green Hydrogen, Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG), Ethanol, etc for reduction in green house gas emissions.
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Study reveals new ways microbes might help humans build colonies on Moon,
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers have come up with fresh ideas for how microbes might assist humans in establishing colonies on the moon and Mars in response to the biochemical process by which cyanobacteria in Chile's Atacama Desert obtain nutrients from rocks.
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FM Sitharaman and 4 Indians on Forbes' 100 Most Powerful Women list
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Forbes had placed President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen on the top position of the 19th annual Forbes list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women for her leadership during the Ukraine war.
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Scientists find out if new cancer drug can come from potatoes
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A team of Polish scientists led by Magdalena Winkiel at Adam Mickiewicz University, publishing today in Frontiers in Pharmacology, reviewed the bioactive compounds called glycolalkaloids that are found in many vegetables that are household names, like potatoes and tomatoes, to demonstrate th
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Biocon Biologics appoints Shreehas Tambe as MD, CEO
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Tambe takes over from Arun Chandavarkar, who will continue to serve as a non-executive, non-independent director on the board of Biocon Biologics.
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