Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams is among the nine astronauts named by NASA on Friday for its first human spaceflight programme since the retirement of the space shuttle in 2011.


Sunita Williams among 9 astronauts named by NASA for human spaceflight


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The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid-Tropics(ICRISAT) will make scientific assessment of 'Mission Kakatiya' of the government of Telangana that aims to restore over 46,000 tanks across the state.


ICRISAT to assess Telangana's 'Mission Kakatiya'


Using a 3D printer, researchers from University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) have developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based device that can analyse large volumes of data and identify objects very fast - at the "actual speed of light".


This 3D-printed AI device identifies objects at 'speed of light'


IIT Kharagpur has set up India's pioneering Bioelectronics Innovation Laboratory to develop futuristic battery-free implantable medical devices for treatment of brain, nerve, muscle or spinal cord disorders that are untreatable by using standard medical practices, according to the institute.


IIT Kharagpur to develop coin-sized biological chips for medical treatment


The Light Combat Aircraft's (LCA) naval variant landed on the deck of warship INS Hansa in Goa, said its maker Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) on Thursday.


In a first, LCA naval variant lands on warship deck


Sikkim will soon have an advance warning system against landslides that would enable authorities to safely evacuate people before disaster strikes, experts said here on Wednesday.


Advance landslide warning system for Sikkim


The Atomic Minerals Directorate (AMD) on Wednesday said it would stop exploratory drilling for uranium-rich deposits in Meghalaya's South West Khasi Hills district bordering Bangladesh.


AMD to stop exploratory drilling for uranium-rich deposits in Meghalaya


The world's largest colony of King penguins in the southern Indian Ocean has shrunk by nearly 90 per cent in the last three decades, yielding the territory to encroaching vegetation, an alarming research has found.


Australia's King penguin population shrinks by 90%: Study


An increase in the activity of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the Southern Ocean could explain the mysterious growth of human civilisation 11,000 years ago, says a study.


How carbon leak may have led to human civilisation


If you think that serving food on a smaller plate can trick your brain into eating less, think twice.


Smaller plates may not help you eat less


Immigration officials in Canada have been using DNA testing and ancestry websites to try and determine migrants nationality, according to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).


Canada border authorities use DNA tool to detect nationality


Tens of thousands of skywatchers across the country sat watching for the longest "blood moon" of the century on Friday night, but many in the North were disappointed as they couldn't enjoy the astronomical delight because of a thick cloud cover.


Skygazers revel in 'blood moon', cloud hinders Delhi's view


Tens of thousands of skywatchers across the country burned the midnight oil on Friday night for the longest "blood moon" of the century but many in the north were disappointed because they couldn't watch the astronomical delight because of a thick cloud cover.


Clouds hinder Delhi's view as skygrazers revel in 'blood moon'


Hundreds of enthusiastic skywatchers in Karnataka brace to witness the longest lunar eclipse of the century which begins on Friday night and ends early Saturday.


Karnataka braces to watch longest lunar eclipse on Friday


If you missed the trilogy of supermoons earlier this year, the Lunar eclipse -- the longest of the 21st century --  set to occur on Friday, will offer you a rare celestial treat.


Don't miss your date with century's longest Lunar Eclipse on July 27


A significant share of food products, including that for newborns, available in markets is contaminated with Genetically Modified (GM) ingredients and is being sold illegally, reveals a report published by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Thursday.


CSE says GM-contaminated food products being sold illegally


Although self-driving cars remain a distant reality for the Indian roads, a Mumbai-headquartered firm has become the first desi company to develop high-precision HD maps for a customer in the United States which is at the forefront of autonomous vehicle technology.


Mumbai firm empowering self-driving cars in US with high-precision HD mapping (Tech Trend)


An international team of scientists has identified nearly 1,300 genetic variants associated with how much education someone may complete.


Over 1,000 genes linked to educational attainment identified


The personal collection of US astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the Moon 49 years ago on July 20, will be auctioned by his family.


Neil Armstrong's family to auction his personal collection


The world's sandy shorelines are declining in protected marine areas which could threaten plant and animal species and cultural heritage sites, a global survey of beaches with satellites data from NASA and the US Geological Survey shows.


World's beaches eroding in protected marine areas: Study


Charting the dynamism of human body and mind, writer-doctor Gavin Francis traces the linkage between mankind and its inevitable transformation in his book "The Shapeshifters: On Medicine and Human Change".

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