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International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) has warned member countries that cybercriminals are attempting to target major hospitals and other institutions on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19 with ransomware. The organisation also talked about recent changes in the pattern of crime. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 In an alert sent to 194 nations, […]
India has revoked its earlier ban on the export of malaria drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), which is being used to treat Covid-19. Revocation has been done in view of the humanitarian aspects of the pandemic. The ban on HCQ was revoked by India after U.S. President said that India could invite “retaliation” if it withheld supplies
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Scientists at Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India, have designed and developed a disinfected barrier-examination booth for examining COVID-19 patients. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 The innovative disinfected examination booth is closed like a telephone booth for
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A two-year old Pune-based start-up, funded by the Department of Science & Technology (DST) has proposed a technology CovE-Sens specifically for COVID 19. A patent has been filed for CovE-Sens which would provide a rapid, point of care detection along with screening and confirmatory test as well with ease of operation. Daily Current Affairs Quiz
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FastSense Diagnostics, a start up incorporated in 2018, developing innovative products for rapid disease diagnosis, funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) is now developing two modules for detection of COVID 19. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 The major challenges of testing for COVID-19 are speed, cost, accuracy and accessibility at the point-of-care
CSIR-CECRI has recently started offering digital training to make face masks by interested rural women to help them as well as to cater to the needs of their neighbourhood. On the other hand, 3D printed face shield with reusable options has been in-house printed and gifted to the Dispensary staff of CSIR-CECRI to protect them
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Under the present COVID-19 pandemic situation, in line with CSIR’s special efforts, its constituent lab CSIR-CECRI (Central Electrochemical Research Institute) at Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, has come out with helping hands to reach out to the society through scientific service in mitigating COVID-19. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 In the current situation, Sanitizers, Hospital assisting Devices
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Novel coronavirus is a new virus and researchers are trying to figure out all the different aspects of it. Two institutes of Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad and Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), New Delhi have started working together on the whole genome
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Madhuban Gajar, a biofortified carrot variety with high β-carotene and iron content developed by Shri Vallabhhai Vasrambhai Marvaniya, a farmer scientist from Junagadh district, Gujarat is benefitting more than 150 local farmers in the area. It is being planted in an area of over 200 hectares in Junagadh, and the average yield, which is 40-50
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World Health Organisation (WHO) celebrates World Health Day on April 7 every year. World Health Day is celebrated to spread awareness about the importance of health. This World Health Day, WHO is honouring the contribution which nurses and midwives are making in making the world a healthier place. 2020 is the International Year of the
