Parliamentary approval was accorded to the bill amending the National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research Act, 2007 (NITSER Act) to declare them 'Institutes of National Importance' with the Rajya Sabha passing the measure on Wednesday.


Parliament passes bill amending National Institutes of Technology Act


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Chinese researchers have developed a user-interactive electronic skin that can change colour -- an ability associated with animals such as chameleons, octopuses and squid. The changes are perceptible to the human eye without much strain.


Colour-changing e-skin developed; can have robotics uses


There may be substantial amounts of trapped water in the interior of the moon, researchers have said.


Moon's interior may contain water


A progressive, degenerative brain disease known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) was found in 99 per cent of former National Football League (NFL) players whose brains were donated for research after their deaths, a study said.


Degenerative brain disease affects most football players


In India, 23 per cent of heart failure patients die within one year of diagnosis, a study revealed on Tuesday, adding that the country is next to Africa where the rate stands at 34 per cent.


'23% of heart failure patients die within a year of diagnosis'


The monsoon season in India has in the last 15 years recovered from a 50-year dry spell, during which the northern and central parts of the country received relatively lesser rain, a study led by researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has claimed.


Indian monsoon has recovered from 50-year dry spell: Scientists


A Japanese woman has died of a tick-borne disease caught from a cat, in what is thought to be the first such mammal to human transmission, the media reported on Tuesday.


Japanese woman dies from tick-borne disease


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed grief over the death of Professor Yash Pal saying that the country has lost a brilliant scientist and academician.


Modi condoles death of Professor Yash Pal


Researchers have found that an investigational HIV vaccine regimen was well-tolerated and generated immune responses against the deadly virus in healthy adults.


Experimental HIV vaccine is well-tolerated in adults: Study


A new laboratory technique that will accelerate development of vaccines to protect people from a wide range of diseases has been reported by an international team of scientists.


Researchers generate human antibodies in the lab


Global warming is leading to an accelerated rise of the sea level in the north Indian Ocean as compared to the global estimate, Parliament was informed on Monday.


Indian Ocean level rising faster than the global estimate


President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condoled the death of renowned Indian space scientist U.R. Rao, the architect of early satellites including Aryabhatta, Bhaskar, Apple, Rohini and multi-purpose Insat series.


President, PM condole death of space scientist U.R. Rao


Scientists have developed a method to artificially produce specific human antibodies which can be used to treat a wide range of diseases and facilitate the development of new vaccines.


Human antibodies produced in lab to treat diseases


Your attachment style -- how avoidant or anxious you are in a close relationship in real life -- also applies on social media platforms like Facebook, researchers reveal.


Your real-life 'attachment style' also applies to Facebook


Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based system that, given a still image of a dish, can recommend ingredients and recipes based on that food photo.


Artificial intelligence can choose recipes after looking at food images


Individuals with higher levels of neuroticism -- a personality trait associated with negative emotions -- are likely to have longer lifespan and lower risk of mortality, regardless of their health conditions, a study has claimed.


Neuroticism may be linked with long life


Title: A Day in the Life of the Brain; Author: Susan Greenfield; Publisher: Penguin Random House; Pages: 271; Price: Rs 499


A quest to locate consciousness in the brain (Book Review) 


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed grief over the death of former ISRO chief U.R. Rao. He said Rao's contribution to India's space research will always be remembered.


Modi condoles death of ex-ISRO chief


US biologists have discovered three new species of toads living in Nevada's Great Basin in an expansive survey of the 190,000 square miles ancient lake bottom.


US biologists discover three new toad species


Veteran Indian space scientist U.R. Rao passed away here on Monday, an ISRO official confirmed. He was 85.


Veteran Indian space scientist U.R. Rao dead


While the word "biopsy" is enough to send patients into a tizzy, oncologists say it is crucial to correctly identify the cancer stage and "faster growing" ones for appropriate and timely treatment. And to ensure accuracy, researchers in India are now turning to artificial intelligence (AI).

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