Nomenclature It is estimated that the number of species known and described ranges between 1.7 to 1.8 million. They are called by their local names (in regional languages),which vary from place to place and even within the same country. So there is need to standardise the naming pattern of living organisms such that a particular organism is known by the same name all over the world/universally. This process of naming of animals with a per the guide lines of the International code of zoological nomenclature (ICZN). Binomial nomenclature (originally called binomial nomenclature) is used in naming organisms all over the world. 1. Binomial Nomenclature Carolus Linnaeus, a swedish botanist, popularised the 'binomial nomenclature ' By using it in the 10th edition of his book Systema nomenclature. It is the type of nomenclature in which each organism is provided with an appropriate scientific name consisting of two components, the "binomen"....
Hyderabad resident Deepthi Narkuti is making headlines for bagging a job at the multinational teach giant Microsoft with a stupendous salary of Rs 2 crore per annum. Selected as a software development engineer grade-2 group at Microsoft, Deepthi will be working at the company’s headquarters in Seattle, USA. Deepthi had been fielding offers from several offers from AAA-rated companies that lined up for her even before she could complete her postgraduate studies in MS (Computers) from the University of Florida. These companies included Amazon, Goldman and Sachs. After much consideration, Deepthi decided to take up the job offered by Microsoft. She is set to join the company on May 17. She had earlier worked as Microsoft Student Associate in 2014-2015. According to The Hans India Deepthi has received the highest annual salary package among the 300 students who got placed during the campus interview at the University of Florida But this is not the first time Deepthi has h...