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Unveiling a Hidden Gem: The Discovery of a New Freshwater Red Algal Species (Sheathia meghalayensis Elaya Perumal & Palanisamy, 2026) in Meghalaya, India by Botanical Survey of India

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The Discovery of Sheathia meghalayensis   Elaya Perumal & Palanisamy, 2026 The world of phycology—the study of algae—just got a little more fascinating. While marine red algae dominate our coastal vocabulary, their freshwater counterparts, the Rhodophyta, represent an ancient and highly specialized evolutionary lineage. (Photo credit: Dr. U Elaya Perumal, Botanical Survey of India) In a paper published in Current Science , researchers U. Elaya Perumal and M. Palanisamy from the Botanical Survey of India announced a major taxonomic breakthrough: the discovery of a distinct, critically endangered freshwater red alga named Sheathia meghalayensis  Elaya Perumal & Palanisamy, 2026 . (Photo credit: Dr. U Elaya Perumal, Botanical Survey of India) The Background: Filling a Critical Gap in India’s Biodiversity Northeastern India is recognized as a global biodiversity hotspot, yet its freshwater macroalgae have historically lagged behind marine species in documentation. Prior su...

AARI Indian Republic Day Quiz 2022 || Wish you all Happy Republic Day 2022

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Annakkili Amma Research Institute (AARI), is located at Medavakkam, Chennai and our major activities are Project guidance, Algal culture Development and providing other educational supports to the students. AARI serves students in various ways, among which one of the activity is free quiz programs. AARI conducted various Quiz programs and free practice tests during last two years of Pandemic situation ( https://aaribioscience.blogspot.com/ ). On the 26th January 2022 India will be celebrating Indian Republic Day nation wide. To take part in this activity, AARI has designed very basic Quiz program. anyone who know something about India could easily pass this quiz program. Very Basic Quiz program to reach nation wide republic Day Celebrtion. Kindly Share Maximum... Jai Hind... AARI Wishes you all Happy Republic Day 2022. AARI publishes Books in all disciplines kindly visit www.aaribioscience.com for more details... Everyone score more than 50% will receive certificate... Good Luck This...

Scientist of the Week Prof M.S. Balakrishnan (1917-1990) Indian Phycologist | Prominent Algologists around the World

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M.S. Balakrishnan (1917-1990) (Courtesy: B.B.Chaugule: in Seaweed Research and Utilization 13(1), July 1990) Prof. Balakrishnan was born on 10th February 1917 at Madras. His parents were both active in the struggle for national freedom. His father gave up a good position in Government service to join the civil disobedience movement. His mother was an austere person, a Gandhian, and an eminent writer in Tamil. Prof. Balakrishnan had his education in Madras and took his B.Sc. (Hons.) degree in Botany from Presidency College, Madras. He later joined the University Botany Laboratory, Chepauk, Madras to work for his M.Sc. degree under the guidance of the late Prof. M.O.P.Iyengar, Father of Indian Algology. After taking his M.Sc. degree, he joined the Department of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India as a sub-editor. Soon the academically bent Prof. Balakrishnan left this job and took up a Research Fellowship at the Agricultural College and Research Institute, Coimbatore. Afte...

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