Kautilya

Abortion Limit Raised from 20 to 24 Weeks

The rules create space for women whose cases may be considered where there is change of marital status during the ongoing pregnancy like widowhood and divorce. The eligibility categorisation also includes cases of women with pregnancy in disaster or emergency situations as may be declared by the government.

Tea & Banana Waste Used to Develop Non-Toxic Activated Carbon

A team of scientists have used tea and banana waste to prepare non-toxic activated carbon, which is useful for several purposes like industrial pollution control, water purification, food and beverage processing, and odour removal. The newly developed process avoids usage of any toxic agent for synthesizing activated carbon, thus making the product cost-effective as well as non-toxic.

Expert Panel Approves Covaxin for children Between 2-18 Years

Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin has emerged as the first COVID-19 vaccine worldwide to be used for inoculating children as young as 2 years old with the subject expert committee (SEC) that counsels the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) endorsing emergency use authorisation (EUA) for the vaccine for kids in the 2-18 years age group.