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Microsoft joins Google, Intel for data protection consortium  Read more at: //economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/70789920.cms?from=mdr&utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

On Thursday Google announced that new Android version or Android Q will be officially known as Android 10. Yes, for Android Q Google changes its naming strategy and this comes as a surprise for most people. In addition, Google has also changed the look of the Android logo. Read the full article at: https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/android-os/story/google-ditches-dessert-names-announces-android-q-will-be-officially-called-android-10-1590651-2019-08-23  (Accessed on August 23, 2019)

BERLIN—A consortium of more than 700 German research institutions and libraries today announced an agreement with publisher Springer Nature to make it simpler for authors to publish their papers open access. The agreement is the largest national open-access deal to date, but it doesn’t allow authors to publish open access in Nature or its sister journals. The consortium, called Project DEAL, has negotiated for more than 3 years with major publishers to reach “publish and read” agreements . Such agreements give member institutions full access to a publisher’s online content and make papers that their researchers publish freely available worldwide. Charges are based not on subscriptions, but on a fee per published paper. Read the full article at: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/08/more-700-german-research-institutions-strike-open-access-deal-springer-nature  (Accessed on August 23, 2019)

Abstract Scholarly articles are now increasingly being mentioned and discussed in social media platforms, sometime seven as pre- or post-print version uploads. Measures of social media mentions and coverage are now emerging as an alternative indicator of impact of scholarly articles. This article aims to explore how much scholarly research output from India is covered in different social media platforms and how similar or different it is from the world average. It also analyses the disciplinewise variations in coverage and altmetric attention for Indian research output, including a comparison with the world average. Results obtained show interesting patterns. Only 28.5% of the total research output from India is covered in social media platforms, which is about 18% less than the world average. ResearchGate and Mendeley are the most popular social media platforms in India for scholarly article coverage. In terms of discipline-wise variation, medical sciences and biological sciences h...

· Around 76% of healthcare professionals in the country already use digital health records in their practice: Future Health Index 2019 · India meets the 15-country average when it comes to the usage of artificial intelligence within healthcare at 46% New Delhi: India is leading in the adoption of digital health technology with 76% of healthcare professionals in the country already using digital health records (DHRs) in their practice, according to a 15-country Future Health Index (FHI) 2019 report by Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology. Interestingly, India meets the 15-country average when it comes to the usage of artificial intelligence (AI) within healthcare at 46%. Commenting on the launch, Rohit Sathe, President – Philips Healthcare, Indian Subcontinent said, "Philips’ Future Health Index 2019 report confirms that digital health technology is a pivotal pillar in delivering value-based care across the healthcare continuum in India. Tools includ...

Patent filings rise as Indian IT cos look to raise their game Read more at: //economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/70780094.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst  (Accessed on August 23, 2019)

The number of students enrolled in higher education system has gone up to about 3.66 crore in 2017-18. The GER rose to 25.4 per cent in 2017-18, while the aim is to increase it to 30 per cent by 2020 Read the full article at: https://indianexpress.com/article/education/ugc-targets-30-enrollment-in-higher-education-by-2020-from-presents-25-4-5926972/  (Accessed on August 23, 2019)

UGC asks nine universities in state to implement EWS quota  Read more at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/70784181.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst  (Accessed on August 23, 2019)

UGC NET 2020 exam date: The application process for the December session will begin from September 9 to October 9. Candidates can apply on the official website — www.nta.ac.in or ntanet.nic.in. Read the full article at: https://indianexpress.com/article/jobs/nta-releases-ugc-net-december-2019-june-2020-sessions-schedule-ntanet-nic-in-5926199/  (Accessed on August 23, 2019)

After banning new engineering colleges, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has placed a two-year ban on new pharmacy colleges, until 2022. This is because the AICTE as well as the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI), a statutory body under the Central government which regulates pharmacy education and practices, believe that many colleges performed poorly at academics and there were not enough jobs for pharmacy graduates to justify the boom in the number of colleges. The decision to not allow more pharmacy colleges was taken at a meeting held in Delhi on Wednesday, barely a month after the PCI proposed a five-year freeze on colleges offering diploma and degree courses. In January this year, the AICTE decided to not permit new engineering colleges from the academic year 2020-21. According to AICTE, the intake capacity of pharmacy institutes across India has gone up by 49.5% in the last three years, and this year alone, the capacity increased by 28.1%. From 1,809 diploma a...