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Butis bargabhimae New Fish Species Found in West Bengal

A new estuarine fish species has been identified from the Rupnarayan River near Tamluk in West Bengal. The species, named Butis bargabhimae, belongs to the butid family, commonly...

 March 18, 2026

Gynandromorphic Crab Found in Silent Valley

A rare freshwater crab with both male and female biological traits has been recorded from the forests of Silent Valley National Park in the Western Ghats. The species,...

 March 18, 2026

New Earthworm Species Found in Kerala

A new earthworm species has been identified from the Vazhani dam area in the Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary, Thrissur district, Kerala. The species has been named Drawida vazhania. It...

 March 17, 2026

SATHEE App for Competitive Exam Preparation

The Ministry of Education, in partnership with IIT Kanpur, has launched SATHEE, a free digital learning platform for students preparing for major national-level competitive examinations. The platform is...

 March 17, 2026

CSIR-NCL Develops Dimethyl Ether Fuel Technology

Amid concerns over LPG supply disruptions, scientists at the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL) have developed a patent-protected process to produce Dimethyl Ether (DME)...

 March 17, 2026

New Plant Species Named After Zubeen Garg

A new plant species has been discovered in Assam and named Osbeckia zubeengargiana in honour of Assamese cultural icon Zubeen Garg. The species belongs to the Melastomataceae family...

 March 16, 2026

Myiophanes kempi Rediscovered in Andaman Caves

A rare thread-legged assassin bug, first described in 1924 from Siju Cave in Meghalaya, has been rediscovered in limestone caves of the Andaman Islands after a gap of...

 March 16, 2026

New Iron Sulfate Mineral Detected on Mars

Mars has yielded evidence of a rare iron sulfate phase that may represent a previously unknown mineral. The finding comes from combined orbital observations and laboratory experiments focused...

 March 16, 2026

Silverpit Crater Confirmed as Asteroid Impact Site

A long-debated structure beneath the southern North Sea has now been confirmed as a genuine asteroid impact crater. New geological and seismic evidence shows that the Silverpit Crater...

 March 16, 2026

Van Allen Probe A Set for Re-entry

Van Allen Probe A, a retired NASA spacecraft weighing around 600 kilograms, is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere after nearly 14 years in orbit. The satellite was part...

 March 14, 2026

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