India’s 1st Genetic Bank For Wildlife Conservation Inaugurated In Hyderabad 

In a step that would further the cause of conservation of endangered and protected animals, India on Sunday got its first scientific and most modern national wildlife genetic resource bank. The bank that contains genetic resources of about 250 wildlife species was dedicated to the nation by union minister of science and technology Harsh Vardhan at the Laboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species (LaCONES), a research wing of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) here.

Chandrayaan-2 Lander To Be Named ‘Vikram’ After Sarabhai 

The lander on the Chandrayaan-2 mission, which is scheduled to be launched early next year, will be named ‘Vikram’ after Vikram Sarabhai, the father of Indian space programme. The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has got clearance from the space commission, its chairman Sivan K said on Sunday.