With this, all districts of the country will now have commissioned PSA oxygen plants, the PMO has said.
Category: Science & Technology
** Madhavan lends voice for new sci-docu ‘India’s Space Odyssey’
Actor R. Madhavan lends his voice for the upcoming science documentary titled ‘India’s Space Odyssey’ that captures the landmark endeavours achieved during India’s space programme which helps understand the tough circumstances under which ISRO succeeded, a victory considered impossible by some around the world.
** COVID vaccine delivery through drones has started in Northeast, says Health Minister
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday launched an initiative to facilitate COVID-19 vaccine delivery to tough and hard-to-reach terrains of the Northeast through drones.
The ICMR’s Drone Response and Outreach in North East (i-Drone), a delivery model to make sure that life-saving COVID vaccines reach everyone, is in line with the government’s commitment to ‘Antyodaya’ in health – making healthcare accessible to the last citizen of the country, officials said.
“This is for the first time that a “Make in India’ drone has been used in South Asia to transport COVID-19 vaccine over an aerial distance of 15 km in 12-15 mins from the Bishnupur district hospital to Loktak lake, Karang island in Manipur for administration at the PHC
** UK adds Covishield to updated list of approved vaccine after India warning
** Former telecom prodigy, Sumant Kant Kaul launching Bliss GenX, a blessing for Wellness Seekers
The former Managing Director of Hitech Cellular and Paging Services, Sumant Kant Kaul is often credited for revamping the Indian Telecom Sector through his vision and his smart policies.
He made sure that technology reaches the poorest of poor and the underprivileged section of the society in our country and people are able to utilise these tools to connect and communicate with each other. The man, after creating a niche in the domain of the telecom industry is now ready to unleash a new era of modernisation through his four new upcoming stellar projects. The visionary entrepreneur has announced different projects which can give a new lease of life to various crumbling sectors in this post COVID era.
** India first to develop DNA vaccine, can be given to 12 and above: PM
ZyCoV-D when injected, produces the spike protein of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and elicits an immune response, which plays a vital role in protection from coronavirus
** Electrical engineer from Bhopal emerges UPSC Civil Services 2020 woman topper in her second attempt
Jagriti Awasthi, the young electrical engineer from Bhopal, who emerged as the woman topper and second overall ranker of UPSC Civil Services Exam 2020 idolizes author and Infosys Foundation chairperson Sudha Murthy.
** West Bengal’s first lung transplantation takes place; patient under observation
West Bengal on Tuesday witnessed its first lung transplantation after doctors at a private hospital in Kolkata successfully conducted a marathon surgery to give a 60-year-old patient a new lease of life, an official of the medical establishment said.
The operation on the male patient started late on Monday night and took around 11-12 hours for the doctors to complete the process of transplanting the organ which came from a brain dead person in Gujarat.
IIT Jodhpur researchers use plants to generate electricity from wastewater in microbial fuel cells
** Indian Industry to produce two more entire rockets — GSLV-Mk III and SSLV: Dept of Space
SSLV is a three-stage all solid vehicle and has a capability to launch up to 500 kg satellite mass into 500 km low earth orbit (LEO) and 300 kg to Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO).