Happy Birthday!! Independent India

Posted on August 15, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

On August 15, 1947 Indians set aside a troubled past to march ahead on the journey of freedom, development and self realisation. That was a new begining, a new life-Birth of Independent India. Happy Birthday India.

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Second backwards planet found, a day after the first

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

The planet HAT-P-7b, which is about 1.4 times as wide as Jupiter and 1.8 times as massive, seems to orbit its star in the opposite direction to the star's spin (Illustration: Leiden Observatory)

Just a day after the announcement of the first extrasolar planet found orbiting its star backwards, two other teams announced the discovery of a second one.

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Millions of salmon disappear from Canadian river

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Reuters report that millions of sockeye salmon have disappeared mysteriously from a river on Canada’s Pacific Coast that was once known as the world’s most fertile spawning ground for sockeye.

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Flying Frog,a million-year old Gecko and Hundreds Of New Species Discovered In Eastern Himalayas

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Flying frog (Rhacophorus suffry). The bright green, red-footed tree frog was described in 2007. It is a flying frog because long webbed feet allow the species to glide when falling. (Credit: Copyright Totul Bortamuli / WWF Nepal)Flying frog (Rhacophorus suffry). The bright green, red-footed tree frog was described in 2007. It is a ‘flying frog’ because long webbed feet allow the species to glide when falling. (Credit: Copyright Totul Bortamuli / WWF Nepal)

Over 350 new species including the world’s smallest deer, a “flying frog” and a 100 million-year old gecko have been discovered in the Eastern Himalayas, a biological treasure trove now threatened by climate change.

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