SCIENCE & RESEARCH

TN govt prepares list of donors for plasma therapy

11:26 pm April 20, 2020

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu health department is preparing a list of donors for the convalescent plasma therapy to treat COVID-19 patients, even as the government is awaiting the final nod from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to commence the trials. The health authorities have already identified five people who have expressed their willingness […]

Top DRDO prize for Noida varsity scientist's concept to recognize person's identity in dark

DRDO develops two more products to combat COVID-19

11:34 pm April 17, 2020

New Delhi: Boosting India’s capabilities in combating the coronavirus pandemic, the DRDO has developed two more products including an automatic mist-based sanitiser dispensing unit, officials said on Friday. The other product is a UV sanitisation box, they said. “The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in its continuous quest to contribute towards the fight against […]

Noida based AGVA Medicare manufactures portable ventilator

11:15 pm April 16, 2020

Noida A portable ventilator weighing 2.5 kg has been manufactured by a locally based company. The government of India has placed order for 10,000 such ventilators. Shivam Mishra, sales and marketing manager of AGVA Medicare located at sector-7, says that normal ventilator can be used only in hospitals. Besides, it is costlier and heavier. While […]

New disinfection robot to aid cleaners in COVID-19 fight

3:51 pm April 15, 2020

Singapore: Scientists have developed a semi-autonomous robot that can disinfect large surfaces quickly, and reduce the risk of cleaners picking up the novel coronavirus from potentially contaminated areas. The researchers from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore are planning to have public trials to support the fight against COVID-19. Named eXtreme Disinfection roBOT (XDBOT), it […]

ICMR issues advisory on pooling samples of coronavirus

11:57 pm April 13, 2020

New Delhi: Amid spurt in COVID-19 cases in India, the ICMR on Monday issued an advisory on the feasibility of using pooled samples for molecular testing of coronavirus as part of an effort to increase the number of tests in the country. Sounding a note of urgency, the apex health research body said the number […]