What Science and life means to me? Life is a characteristic that distinguishes physical entities that have biological processes , such as signaling and self-sustaining processes, from those that do not, either because such functions have ceased (they have died ), or because they never had such functions and are classified as inanimate . Various forms of life exist, such as plants , animals , fungi , protists , archaea , and bacteria . The criteria can at times be ambiguous and may or may not define viruses , viroids , or potential synthetic life as "living". Biology is the science concerned with the study of life. After independence, Jawaharlal Nehru initiated reforms to promote higher education and science and technology in India . [2] The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)—conceived by a 22-member committee of sch...