{"id":100440,"date":"2026-04-27T12:32:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T07:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=100440"},"modified":"2026-04-27T13:12:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T07:42:12","slug":"pushkarmema-curajae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/pushkarmema-curajae\/","title":{"rendered":"Pushkarmema curajae"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Pushkarmema curajae Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researchers from the Central University of Rajasthan recently identified a new species of cyanobacteria named Pushkarmema curajae from Pushkar Lake in Ajmer.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Pushkarmema curajae<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a new species of <\/span><b>cyanobacteria<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was identified from <\/span><b>Pushkar Lake in Ajmer, Rajasthan.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The genus name Pushkar and species name curajae are dedicated to Pushkar Lake and Central University of Rajasthan.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">P. curajae could <\/span><b>potentially <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">be <\/span><b>used to develop drugs, biofertilizers,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and even <\/span><b>nutrient-rich supplements<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that improve immunity and overall health.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Key Facts about Cyanobacteria<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are <\/span><b>photosynthetic microscopic organisms found naturally in all types of water.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They were <\/span><b>originally called blue-green algae<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (though they are <\/span><b>not true algae<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) because dense <\/span><b>growths often turn the water green, blue-green,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or brownish-green.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are usually <\/span><b>unicellular<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, though they <\/span><b>often grow in colonies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> large enough to see.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are<\/span><b> prokaryotic organisms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (lack a true nucleus and membrane-bound organelles).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While<\/span><b> often a green or blue-green colour,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> they can <\/span><b>also be white, brown, blue, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">yellow-brown, or red.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They l<\/span><b>ive in fresh, brackish <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(combined salt and fresh water), and <\/span><b>marine water.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They <\/span><b>photosynthesise like plants<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and have similar requirements for sunlight, nutrients, and carbon dioxide to grow and produce oxygen.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to being photosynthetic, many species of cyanobacteria can also <\/span><b>\u201cfix\u201d atmospheric nitrogen<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014that is, they can transform the gaseous nitrogen of the air into compounds that can be used by living cells.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They have the distinction of being the <\/span><b>oldest known fossils, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">more than 3.5 billion years old.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cyanobacteria have also been tremendously important in <\/span><b>shaping the course of evolution and ecological change<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> throughout earth&#8217;s history.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><b> oxygen atmosphere <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that we depend on was <\/span><b>generated by numerous cyanobacteria during <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><b>Archaean and Proterozoic Eras.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>High nutrient concentration<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s can promote a <\/span><b>population explosion<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of these organisms and result in <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/algal-blooms\/\" target=\"_blank\">algal blooms<\/a>, especially during warm weather.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cyanobacterial blooms <\/span><b>lead to deterioration of water quality <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>production of toxins<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by some species.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exposure to algal toxins has been linked to fatalities of livestock, wildlife, and pets.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/jaipur\/new-microbe-discovered-in-pushkar-lake-could-help-in-medicine-farming-and-climate-solutions\/articleshow\/130538980.cms\" 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