Current Affairs April 2020

DST to fund Seagull BioSolutions for vaccine production

Seagull BioSolutions, a startup working on new biological technologies, is being funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), to undertake the development of Active Virosome (AV)-Vaccine and Immunodiagnostic kits for COVID-19 emergency. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Active Virosome Technology (AVT) developed by Seagull Bio is useful for the production of vaccines & […]

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3D products to fight against COVID-19

Researchers at the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research – Guwahati (NIPER-G) have come out with two products that promise to be of great help in the fight against the current pandemic outbreak of COVID-19 infection in the world. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 The first product is a 3D-printed hands-free object that could

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Exploring novel blood plasma therapy for COVID-19

Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) has obtained a go-ahead for taking a bold step to provide innovative treatment to patients suffering from COVID-19 disease. Technically called “convalescent-plasma therapy”, the treatment aims at using the immune power gained by a recovered person to treat a sick person. Daily Current Affairs Quiz

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IIT(BHU)’s innovation center makes full body Sanitization Device

World is fighting against the global pandemic, Covid-19. In today’s global environment, everyone is trying to fight against SARS-CoV-2 virus. At present, the only way to defend ourselves from corona is to sanitize properly and maintain social distance. Shri Jeetu Shukla, an incubate of Malaviya Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship (MCIIE) at IIT(BHU) has

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G20 Extraordinary Energy Ministers Meeting

Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel, participated in the G20 Extraordinary Energy Ministers’ virtual Meeting on 10th April 2020. The meeting was called by Saudi Arabia, in its capacity as the G20 Presidency, and chaired by Saudi Arabia Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz. The meeting was attended by Energy Ministers of

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INST Mohali develops computer based designs of nano-materials

Researchers from Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Mohali have made computer based designs of nano-materials with super high piezoelectricity which can be the building blocks of futuristic nano-electronics for applications like ultrathin, next-generation nano-transistors. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Piezoelectricity is the generation of electricity in certain materials upon application of pressure. Its

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SCTIMST develops disinfection gateway & facemask disposal bin

The Scientists of SCTIMST, Kerala have designed two technologies to fight COVID-19 pandemic. Hydrogen Peroxide fumes will decontaminate the body, hands, and clothes of a person. The UV system will decontaminate the chamber. The whole system is electronically controlled. The sensors mounted in the chamber will detect the entry of a person and start the

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Natural and alcohol-free sanitizer to combat COVID 19

Green Pyramid Biotech (GPB), a company working on Food, Agriculture, and Bio-Technology, located in Pune, Maharashtra, is being funded by the Department of Science & Technology (DST), for manufacturing natural, alcohol-free sanitizer for hands and surfaces with long-lasting antibacterial and antiviral effect. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 It can be very effective in India’s fight

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Disinfection Walkway and Road Sanitizer Unit by CSIR-CMERI

In the wake of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID 19) wreaking havoc across the World, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), has been stepping up efforts to deliver S&T solutions. One of the CSIR’s premier engineering lab based in Durgapur, CSIR-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI) has developed technologies and products, which can help

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Chitra Acrylosorb Secretion Solidification System

Scientists of Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) have designed and developed a highly efficient superabsorbent material for liquid respiratory and other body fluid solidification and disinfection named Chitra Acrylosorb Secretion Solidification System for the safe management of infected respiratory secretions. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 AcryloSorb can absorb liquids at

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