People, Positions and Obituaries · 18 April 2026

N. Alim Yusuf wins World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) National Award

Exam-focused facts from the 18 April 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • N. Alim Yusuf was awarded the National Award by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
  • The award was given for developing an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered mobile application to identify invasive plant species in Kerala.
  • The application is capable of identifying nearly 100 invasive plant species recorded in Kerala.
  • N. Alim Yusuf is a researcher at the Malabar Botanical Garden and Institute for Plant Sciences (MBGIPS).
  • MBGIPS is located in Olavanna, Kozhikode.

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