Month: October 2020
First Time in India. Scientists Discover 2.5 million-year-old Dragonfly Fossil : October 2020
First Dragonfly fossil has been discovered by a team of scientists from West Bengal. The discovery was found in Latehar District, Jharkhand.
The fossil belongs to the late Neogene period which dates between 2.5 million and 5 million years ago.
The dragonfly is about 3 cm long and has a wingspan of around 2.5 cm
The research Paper of the findings was published in the October 10th edition in ‘Current Science’ Journal.
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West Bengal / Jharkhand / INDIA
First Time in India. 8-Endangered ‘White-Rump Vultures’ Re-introduced into the Wild – October 2019
Critically endangered White-Rump Vultures.
A first for India. A major step in this species conservation.
Eight (8) white-rump vultures were re-introduced back into nature, since the ‘Vulture Conservation and Breeding Centre’ was set up near Pinjore, Haryana in September 2001.
Each of them has been tagged with a 30-gm device for satellite transmitter that allow them to monitor their movements and survival.
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Haryana, INDIA
Dr. Swati Dhingra – Economics Professor Appointed to new Expert Trade Panel of UK Government – Brexit : October 2020
Swati Dhingra – Asst Professor of Economics, London School of Economics and Political Sciences (LSE).
She is a part of 5 member panel set up by the Department of International Trade (DIT) to advise post-Brexit Free Trade Agreements (FTA’s) with countries.
www.sdhingra.com
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London, UNITED KINGDOM
** 64-years-old Medical Council of India abolished, National Medical Commission comes into existence
National Medical Commission (NMC), in place of the Medical Council of India (MCI), as the country’s apex regulator of medical education and profession has come into existence from Friday