Queen Elizabeth confers Knighthood upon Indian-origin physicist Prof. Tejinder Virdee
Professor Tejinder Virdee, a noted Indian-origin physicist known for his work for the Large Hadron Collider, was conferred an honorary knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II in recognition to his contribution to the field of science.
Prof. Virdee of Imperial College London was named a Knight Bachelor for his services to science in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Professor Virdee contribution in the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) Experiment is considered his most remarkable service to science. The CMS experiment, at the Large Hadron Collider, CERN, Geneva, has delivered significant results in particle physics, including the landmark discovery of the Higgs Boson, or the God particle, a particle that renders mass to other particles.
Professor Tejinder Virdee, a noted Indian-origin physicist known for his work for the Large Hadron Collider, was conferred an honorary knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II in recognition to his contribution to the field of science.
Prof. Virdee of Imperial College London was named a Knight Bachelor for his services to science in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Professor Virdee contribution in the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) Experiment is considered his most remarkable service to science. The CMS experiment, at the Large Hadron Collider, CERN, Geneva, has delivered significant results in particle physics, including the landmark discovery of the Higgs Boson, or the God particle, a particle that renders mass to other particles.
Australia pips Netherlands to retain men’s hockey World Cup 2014
Australia defeated The Netherlands to retain the men’s hockey World Cup title in the final played at the Kyocera Stadium, Hague (The Netherlands). For Australia it is second successive World Cup victory.
Australia and The Netherlands were standing against each other and played both Women’s and Men’s Finals of the World Cup Hockey 2014.
India registered an easy win over Asian champions South Korea to finish ninth in the men’s hockey World Cup.
Australia defeated The Netherlands to retain the men’s hockey World Cup title in the final played at the Kyocera Stadium, Hague (The Netherlands). For Australia it is second successive World Cup victory.
Australia and The Netherlands were standing against each other and played both Women’s and Men’s Finals of the World Cup Hockey 2014.
India registered an easy win over Asian champions South Korea to finish ninth in the men’s hockey World Cup.
IUCN releases Red List of Threatened Species – FIFA World Cup 2014 mascot “Brazilian three-banded Armadillo” enlisted as Vulnerable
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) released the Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2014. As of now, the Red List has 73,686 assessed species, of which 22,103 are threatened with extinction. The release includes lemurs, Japanese eels, slipper orchids.
The Brazilian three-banded Armadillo (Tolypeutes tricinctus) which is FIFA World Cup 2014 mascot has been enlisted asVulnerable as its population has decreased by more than a third in the past 10 due to destruction of half its shrubland habitat.
The Brazilian 3-banded armadillo (Tolypeutes tricinctus) is an armadillo species endemic to Brazil. In Brazil it is locally known as “tatu-bola” as it can roll itself into a ball.
Lemurs are one of the most threatened groups of vertebrates on the planet as more than 90% of lemurs are now threatened with extinction.
Some of the facts about Lemurs:
- Of the 99 known species, which live on the island of Madagascar 22 species are critically endangered, including the Indri, the largest living lemur.
- 48 species of lemur are endangered, including Madame Berthe’s mouse lemur, the world smallest primate.
- 20 lemur species are vulnerable.
- Lemurs are threatened by the loss of their tropical forest habitat due to rise in illegal logging on account of political instability and surging levels of poverty in the past 20 years.
Japanese eel:
It is a traditional food in Japan and the country’s most expensive food fish. It is endangered due to:
- Habitat loss
- Unsustainable fishing
- Obstructions to migration
- Pollution
- Changes in oceanic currents
The assessment of species is done using the Species Information Service Toolkit, an application developed in partnership with Solertium and IUCN.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) released the Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2014. As of now, the Red List has 73,686 assessed species, of which 22,103 are threatened with extinction. The release includes lemurs, Japanese eels, slipper orchids.
The Brazilian three-banded Armadillo (Tolypeutes tricinctus) which is FIFA World Cup 2014 mascot has been enlisted asVulnerable as its population has decreased by more than a third in the past 10 due to destruction of half its shrubland habitat.
The Brazilian 3-banded armadillo (Tolypeutes tricinctus) is an armadillo species endemic to Brazil. In Brazil it is locally known as “tatu-bola” as it can roll itself into a ball.
Lemurs are one of the most threatened groups of vertebrates on the planet as more than 90% of lemurs are now threatened with extinction.
Some of the facts about Lemurs:
- Of the 99 known species, which live on the island of Madagascar 22 species are critically endangered, including the Indri, the largest living lemur.
- 48 species of lemur are endangered, including Madame Berthe’s mouse lemur, the world smallest primate.
- 20 lemur species are vulnerable.
- Lemurs are threatened by the loss of their tropical forest habitat due to rise in illegal logging on account of political instability and surging levels of poverty in the past 20 years.
Japanese eel:
It is a traditional food in Japan and the country’s most expensive food fish. It is endangered due to:
- Habitat loss
- Unsustainable fishing
- Obstructions to migration
- Pollution
- Changes in oceanic currents
The assessment of species is done using the Species Information Service Toolkit, an application developed in partnership with Solertium and IUCN.
Miss Marwadi Nepal 2014: Indian-origin Dakshina Agrawal wins the title
Indian-origin Dakshnia Agrawal (24) has bagged the ‘Miss Marwadi Nepal2014′ title during the second edition of the beauty contest organized in Kathmandu, Nepal. The model received the title at a function held by Indian-origin ‘Marwadi’ business community.
Vishaka Agrawal (22) and Sanjoli Joshi (23) adjudged first and second runner-ups in the pageant respectively.
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